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routously

routously adverb: violating the law called a rout (illegal gathering of people).

Adverb

routously (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Violating the law called a rout (illegal gathering of people).
    • […] did unlawfully, riotously and routously assemble and gather together, to disturb the peace of the said state […]1843, Samuel Dana Bell, Justice and sheriff, page 318

Origin of routously

From routous + -ly.

Questions about routously

What does routously mean?
Routously means violating the law called a rout (illegal gathering of people).
What part of speech is routously?
Routously is an adverb.

Words near routously in the dictionary

  1. routling
  2. Routo
  3. routon
  4. routons
  5. routous
  6. routously
  7. routs
  8. Routson
  9. Routsons
  10. Routt
  11. Routt County

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