rumly

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/ˈɹʌmli/

adverb

In a rum manner; oddly, strangely.

“c. 1840–1850, Virgil's Aeneid, book v., translated by Thomas Moore Thus rumly floor'd, the kind Acestes ran, / And pitying, raised from earth the game old man.”

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Meanings

adverbrumly (comparative more rumly, superlative most rumly)

comparative more rumly · superlative most rumly

  1. UKcolloquialdatedIn a rum manner; oddly, strangely.

    c. 1840–1850, Virgil's Aeneid, book v., translated by Thomas Moore Thus rumly floor'd, the kind Acestes ran, / And pitying, raised from earth the game old man.

Origin

From rum + -ly.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with rumly

comelyCholmondeleyglumlynumblydrumlygrumly
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Anagrams

Mulry
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APA

rumly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rumly

MLA

“rumly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rumly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rumly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rumly.

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