unruleful

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adjective

Not according to rule; irregular.

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Meanings

adjectiveunruleful (comparative more unruleful, superlative most unruleful)

comparative more unruleful · superlative most unruleful

  1. rareNot according to rule; irregular.

    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 […]

    1991, Cheryl Herr, For the Land They Loved: Irish Political Melodramas, 1890-1925, page XV
  2. obsoleteUnruly.

Origin

From un- + ruleful.

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APA

unruleful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unruleful

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“unruleful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unruleful. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unruleful,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unruleful.

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