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rules lawyered

rules lawyered is the simple past and past participle of rules lawyer.

Meaning of rules lawyer

Verb

rules lawyer (third-person singular simple present rules lawyers, present participle rules lawyering, simple past and past participle rules lawyered)

  1. (derogatory, intransitive, slang) To behave as a rules lawyer.

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Questions about rules lawyered

What is rules lawyered the simple past and past participle of?
Rules lawyered is the simple past and past participle of rules lawyer.

Words near rules lawyered in the dictionary

  1. rules are rules
  2. rules are there to be broken
  3. rules in
  4. rules is rules
  5. rules lawyer
  6. rules lawyered
  7. rules lawyering
  8. rules lawyers
  9. rules nisi
  10. rules of decision
  11. rules of engagement

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