ruleless

[rool-lis]

adjective

1. being without rule or law.

Other Word Forms

• rulelessness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ruleless¹

1400–50; late Middle English rewleless; rule, -less

Example Sentences

Founded in 1993, Ultimate Fighting Championship originally pitted fighters from a wide range of combat styles against each other in a nearly ruleless format.

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"I fight for a living. In a no rules fight, I believe I can beat anyone on this planet. Boxing is a sweet science with strict rules that I respect very much and aspire every day to improve at. But you said ruleless fight, and that's my honest answer."

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"Do I think I would legit beat Mayweather in a ruleless fight? Floyd is one of the best boxers of all time," Rousey wrote.

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‘Boxing is a sweet science with strict rules that I respect very much and aspire every day to improve at. But you said ruleless fight, and that’s my honest answer.”

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"Maybe," I told myself encouragingly, "the Place is Hell," but added, "Be your age, Greta—be a real rootless, ruleless, ruthless twenty-nine."

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