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Added 9 October 2026

ruly

/ˈɹuːli/ adjective

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Pitiable; miserable.

adverb

Pitiably; miserably.

adjective

Neat and orderly.

Origin

From Middle English rewly, ruly, rewely, reweliche, from Old English hrēowlīċ (“grievous, pitiful, sad, wretched, cruel”), equivalent to rue + -ly.

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