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   unruly

   /ʌnˈruːli/

   adjective

   • 1. disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control: "a group of unruly children"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from un-1 ‘not’ + archaic ruly ‘amenable to discipline or order’ (from rule).

   Derivatives

   • 1. unruliness noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUNRULY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   UNRULY definition: 1. Unruly people are difficult to control and often do not obey rules: 2. Unruly hair is difficult…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of UNRULY is not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed. How to use unruly in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Unruly.

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   Unruly definition: not submissive or conforming to rule; ungovernable; turbulent; intractable; refractory; lawless. See examples of UNRULY used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › unrulyUNRULY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   UNRULY meaning: 1. Unruly people are difficult to control and often do not obey rules: 2. Unruly hair is difficult…. Learn more.

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   When someone is unruly, they've thrown the rules out of the window. An unruly person refuses to obey authority, while an unruly piece of hair might refuse to stay inside a clip. And if a cat herder had trouble corralling kittens for a parade, there would be unruly kittens everywhere!

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUNRULY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   unruly suggests persistently disorderly behavior or character in persons or things: an unruly child, peevish and willful; wild, unruly hair. intractable suggests in persons a determined resistance to all attempts to guide or direct them, in things a refusal to respond to attempts to shape, improve, or modify them: an intractable social rebel; a ...

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   Unruly suggests persistently disorderly behavior or character in persons or things: an unruly child, peevish and willful; wild, unruly hair.