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Middle English
Etymology 1
From reule + -y.
Pronunciation
Adjective
rewly
- regular, ordinary
- orderly, ruly
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Etymology 2
Adverb
rewly
- Alternative form of reulily
Etymology 3
From Old English hrēowlīc; equivalent to rewe + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈriu̯liː/, /ˈriu̯litʃ/
Adjective
rewly (comparative reulier, superlative reuliest)
- sorrowful, distraught, rueful
- wretched, cursed, sorry
- painful, harsh
- fearful; terrifying
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Adverb
rewly
- sorrowfully, distraughtly, ruefully
- wretchedly, sorrily
- painfully, harshly
- fearfully; terrifyingly
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