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ruly
adjective
uk /ˈruː.li/ us /ˈruː.li/
If something or someone is ruly, they are easy to control:
A ruly crowd of protesters, smartly dressed and carrying placards, stood patiently outside the court.
My hair is just too ruly and dull, so I always use mousse to give it some shape.
The king made great efforts to choose as his courtiers ruly men that he could trust to do what he wanted.
There was nothing ruly about his bird's nest of a hairstyle.
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acquiescently
adherence
compliantly
do as someone is told
dutiful
dutifully
easy
follower
pliable
pursuant
sheep
sheeple
slavish
slavishly
someone's answer to someone/somethingidiom
truckle
what/whatever someone says goesidiom
yielding
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Opposite
unruly
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