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rulesy

Adjective CEFR B1

Definitions

Overly particular about rules.

informal, rare

Examples

“a very "rulesy" mainstream society in complete⟳ contradiction to the grandness of their larger ideas”
“To get⟳ all rulesy and pedantic: The problem's not just the _base⟳_ for Fatigue. It's the base⟳ for Fatigue _and_ all accompanying rules -- how you lose⟳ Fatigue, what the effects of that loss are, etc.”
“People who get⟳ rulesy aren't as fun to get⟳ high with.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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