"rly" meaning in English

See rly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adverb|-}} rly (not comparable)
  1. (Internet slang) Abbreviation of really. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Alternative form of: really
    Sense id: en-rly-en-adv-wKScGLDu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} rly
  1. (Internet slang) Abbreviation of really. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: really
    Sense id: en-rly-en-intj-wKScGLDu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: rlys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|rlys}} rly (plural rlys)
  1. Abbreviation of railway. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: railway
    Sense id: en-rly-en-noun-W6rJErVU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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