misruly

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English

Etymology

From Middle English misrewle, misruly, mysrewly, mysrule; equivalent to mis- +‎ ruly.

Adjective

misruly (comparative more misruly, superlative most misruly)

  1. (obsolete) unruly
    • c. 1600, John Ayliffe, Satires:
      [] While no man seeketh to reflect the wrong, / And curb the range of his misruly tongue?