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unruly
[ uhn-roo-lee ]
adjective
- not submissive or conforming to rule; ungovernable; turbulent; intractable; refractory; lawless:
an unruly class; an unruly wilderness.
Synonyms: unmanageable, riotous, disorderly, stubborn, uncontrollable, disobedient
unruly
/ ʌnˈruːlɪ /
adjective
- disposed to disobedience or indiscipline
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Derived Forms
- unˈruliness, noun
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Other Words From
- un·ruli·ness noun
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Example Sentences
And in informal talks, Chinese leaders have compared hackers on both sides to unruly children who can only barely be controlled.
It is an article of faith with this man that there won't be any unruly behavior or, God forbid, any scenes.
And if anyone thought this was an abdication and a letting go of the unruly region they need to think again.
Ancient night and the unruly salt beat at the walls of my house.
In 2012, for example, Brian Claunch, a wheelchair-bound double amputee living in a group home in Houston, became unruly.
Joe saw her slim against the light, and his thoughts were like the sea surge, wild, unruly.
No one was willing to risk his life by mounting such an unruly animal.
He would not defend the deceiving priest; but no unruly men-at-arms should touch a hair of Sebastian, if he also was menaced.
Always an unruly fellow, and dangerous to trust among crockery.
The sexton, armed with a long stick, rapped the boys on the head if they proved unruly, or poked the men when they fell asleep.
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