misruly en · ADJ
Etymology
From Middle English misrewle, misruly, mysrewly, mysrule; equivalent to mis- + ruly.
Meanings
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(obsolete) unruly
[…] While no man seeketh to reflect the wrong, / And curb the range of his misruly tongue?
1597, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in Virgidemiarum, Sixe Bookes. First Three Bookes, of Tooth-lesse Satyrs. […], London: […] Thomas Creede, for Robert Dexter, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most misruly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more misruly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |