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    unruly
    /ʌnˈruːli/

    adjective

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

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

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

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › unrulyUnruly Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › unrulyUnruly - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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!

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

    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 ...

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryUNRULY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › unrulyUnruly - definition of unruly by The Free Dictionary

    un·ru·ly. (ŭn-ro͞o′lē) adj. un·ru·li·er, un·ru·li·est. 1. Difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule: The substitute teacher faced unruly students in the classroom. 2. Difficult to keep in place or in order: tried to comb his unruly hair; trimmed back the unruly bushes.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionunruly adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of unruly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › unrulyUnruly Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Unruly Definition. ŭn-ro͝olē. unrulier, unruliest. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. unrulier, unruliest. Difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule. The substitute teacher faced unruly students in the classroom. American Heritage.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › un'rulyUNRULY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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