Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Same as roily.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S. Roily.

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  • adjective dated, UK, colloquial roily; turbulent

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Examples

  • IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BLACK OR WHITE IT HAS TO DO WITH WE ARE LOSING OUR WORLD TO THESE POWER HUNGRY BASTARDS WHOS ONLY THOUGHT IN LIFE IS HOW MANY OF US THEY ARE GOING TO KILL AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE!!! this is simple, throw a stone when it hits some one hide your hands behind your back, listen don't even feed in to this pysop. these guys are paid to come on here and kick up confusion don't even dignify it with a response if he really felt like he says he'd be over on O'rily's site it's just like the kids in school when two kids have a conflict and words are exchanged and a few kids yell OOOOOOOHHHHH!!!! just to escalate the situation into a fight any one who is a wake should be far above this DIVIDE AND CONQUER.

    Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com 2009

  • August 10, 2008 7: 33 PM clappin for this dude here in my room .. dat was a rily nice thing to do!

    Appreciating a kind heart 2008

  • In any case.. y'all had fun and that's rily all that matterz!

    FINALLY SBR HAS COME & GONE! princesa 2008

  • March 21, 2008 at 4:56 am i doan noe if i rily agree, buts, LOL enywai!

    diz wuz last of dem - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • July 3, 2008 at 9:23 am but iz rily freezin outside!

    OMG! U lock me outside NAKED - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • “Alas, my dear father,” said Margaret, “it is not rily affairs, but your own, on which I desire to speak with you.”

    Anne of Geierstein 2008

  • April 8, 2007 at 1:18 am so dis wat “kikin it dogystyl” rily meenz?

    dis party sux… wordZzz - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2007

  • Its good not to look down on pple cos of their experiences cos rily noone is entirely pure and innocent.

    JUDGE NO ONE. princesa 2007

  • Over the course of the meal, he worked hard to establish him'self as a monomaniac, obsessed with war and tactics prima'rily-and secondarily with discovering the whereabouts of his father, or at least, his father's fate.

    Elvenborn Lackey, Mercedes 2002

  • The achievement of all peace processes in Southern Africa will open new prospects for the region, where South Africa will necessa - rily play a role of the utmost importance.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1995

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