Misruly

adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
unruly obsolete
"[…] While no man seeketh to reflect the wrong, / And curb the range of his misruly tongue?"

Example

"[…] While no man seeketh to reflect the wrong, / And curb the range of his misruly tongue?"

Etymology

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

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