ruly

9.9

Neat and well arranged, like a tidy desk or garden

adjective

: ordenado

The garden, once wild, is now a ruly display of flowers and shrubs.

Examples

His ruly desk made a strong impression on his new colleagues.
She combed her hair until it was perfectly ruly before leaving the house.
The ruly garden was a sight to behold.
Her desk is always ruly and organized.
His ruly desk made a strong impression on his new colleagues.
She combed her hair until it was perfectly ruly before leaving the house.
The garden, once wild, is now a ruly display of flowers and shrubs.

Synonyms

neat

vsruly

144 1.0

Clean and tidy with things in order

is about general cleanliness and organized conduct rather than skillful care

orderly

vsruly

55 2.4

Arranged in a tidy, organized way

also covers personal cleanliness and daily conduct, not only structured arrangement

tidy

vsruly

47 1.0

Having things in order with no mess

focuses on both clean appearance and organized conduct

neat and tidy

vsruly

4 1.4

Clean and well organized with no mess

is the same but also stresses organized behavior and arrangement

Antonyms

chaotic

116 4.7

Not organized and full of confusion

disorderly

4 4.5

A place or thing that is untidy and not in order

How Orderly

orderly

55 2.4

ruly

9.9

untidy

11 1.0

messy

233 1.0

Surface Forms

ruly positive

Etymology

The word ruly comes from rule plus the ending -y, and rule comes from the old Latin word regula meaning 'straight' or 'a guide'. That's why being ruly is like being 'in line' with the rules — neat and orderly.