1826 A. M. Porter II. iii. 99 A politely-uproarious assembly of exquisite pretenders, all equally rule-worthy, and rule-loving.
1949 23 176 Aristotle's Poetics, that storehouse of aesthetic principles and perennial inspiration of rule-loving critics.
2009 (Nexis) 5 Nov. The private sector bureaucrats are seen as rule-loving tossers.