ruttily

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adverb

In a rutty manner; with ruts.

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Meanings

adverbruttily (comparative more ruttily, superlative most ruttily)

comparative more ruttily · superlative most ruttily

  1. In a rutty manner; with ruts.

    […] a track turned off the main road at right-angles and wandered ruttily over the veld, following the line of an earlier African footpath. This track led to the Roman Catholic Mission about seven miles off in the wilderness.

    1962, Doris Lessing, The Golden Notebook

Origin

From rutty + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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