Unruleful

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not according to rule; irregular. rare

    "The changes involved would be relatively simple ones; what appear to be eccentric and inconsistent capitalizations would be standardized; unruleful punctuation would be corrected, while implied punctuation would be liberally added […]"

  2. 2
    Unruly. obsolete

Example

More examples

"The changes involved would be relatively simple ones; what appear to be eccentric and inconsistent capitalizations would be standardized; unruleful punctuation would be corrected, while implied punctuation would be liberally added […]"

Etymology

From un- + ruleful.

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