rly

English

Etymology 1

Adverb

rly (not comparable)

  1. (Internet slang) Abbreviation of really.
    • 2025 July 21, Jean Garnett, “The Trouble With Wanting Men”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 21 July 2025:
      “It was rly nice,” a close friend texted me recently, reporting on her third date with a lawyer.

Interjection

rly

  1. (Internet slang) Abbreviation of really.

Etymology 2

Noun

rly (plural rlys)

  1. Abbreviation of railway.
    Alternative form: rly.