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UNRULY
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Irregular inflected forms: unrulier , unruliest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Incapable of being controlled
Example:
the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly
Synonyms:
indocile; uncontrollable; ungovernable; unruly
Classified under:
Similar:
difficult; unmanageable (hard to control)
Derivation:
unruliness (the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
Example:
an unruly class
Synonyms:
boisterous; rambunctious; robustious; rumbustious; unruly
Classified under:
Similar:
disorderly (undisciplined and unruly)
Derivation:
unruliness (the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Unwilling to submit to authority
Example:
unruly teenagers
Synonyms:
disobedient; unruly
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
insubordinate (not submissive to authority)
Derivation:
unruliness (the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline)
