ruly

adjective

Definition of rulynext
as in amiable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruly
  1. amiable
  2. docile
  3. tractable
  4. obedient
  5. submissive
  6. obliging
  7. deferential
  8. compliant
Adjective
  • More than a year ago, Lamont and Fazio had an amiable relationship on a personal level in their hometown of Greenwich.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Revered English actor Patrick Stewart, the Emmy-winning performer known for his work on stage and screen, and beloved for both his amiable persona and roles in popular franchises like Star Trek and X-Men, died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of amiable
Adjective
  • What happened to that docile small-town bunch that was once embarrassingly soft?
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The models in the film, meanwhile, run the spectrum from docile to diva — including Evangelista, who’s entreating the camera with an impish smile even while having a little fit backstage.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of docile
Adjective
  • External control arms, comparative effectiveness studies against real-world standard of care, post-market expansions of indication and broader safety analyses all become more tractable.
    — David Talby, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • After decades of mathematicians spinning their wheels, the problem suddenly seemed tractable.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
Definition of tractable
Adjective
  • The Attorney General, Todd Blanche, is an obedient Tom Hagen.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Reflecting on her obedient past as a child actor, Panettiere told THR that that pressure ultimately took a toll on her.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of obedient
Adjective
  • The implication is that stage types and progressive politicians are craven, submissive, and insincere.
    — Erik Forrest Jackson, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Today, other drugs are more often deployed, chiefly benzodiazepines or the benzodiazepine Clonazepam, which also render a person zombie-like and more reliably submissive.
    — Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of submissive
Adjective
  • By many accounts, Glass is a friendly, obliging collaborator, and his music—fruitfully self-effacing, rarely complex enough to saturate or overwhelm the listener’s attention—behaves the same way.
    — Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Those coming back from Tommy John surgery must be monitored more closely than traditional starters, and the Astros are obliging.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of obliging
Adjective
  • The community is highly deferential to Fuentes, O’Brian says, eager to gain his favor by clipping and posting moments from his show or attacking his critics online.
    — Nathan Taylor Pemberton, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026
  • All that requisite lightness and deference when there was nothing light or deferential about her.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of deferential
Adjective
  • Legal experts have questioned whether the measure is compliant with existing state law.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Meaning a property that’s fully compliant in one market can be out of compliance in another.
    — Anthony Paganucci, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of compliant
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“Ruly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruly. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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