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rumly

/ˈɹʌmli/

rumly adverb: in a rum manner; oddly, strangely.

Adverb

rumly (comparative more rumly, superlative most rumly)

  1. (UK, colloquial, dated) In a rum manner; oddly, strangely.
    • Thus rumly floor'd, the kind Acestes ran, / And pitying, raised from earth the game old man.c. 1840–1850, Virgil's Aeneid, book v., translated by Thomas Moore

Forms of rumly

comparativemore rumly
superlativemost rumly

Origin of rumly

From rum + -ly.

Words that rhyme with rumly

Questions about rumly

What does rumly mean?
Rumly means in a rum manner; oddly, strangely.
What part of speech is rumly?
Rumly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce rumly?
Rumly is pronounced /ˈɹʌmli/.

Words near rumly in the dictionary

  1. rumkin
  2. rumkins
  3. rumless
  4. Rumley
  5. Rumleys
  6. rumly
  7. rummage
  8. rummage sale
  9. rummage sales
  10. rummage squad
  11. rummage squads

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