unruly
adjective
not submissive or conforming to rule; ungovernable; turbulent; intractable; refractory; lawless.
unruliness
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a word derived from
unruly.
Example Sentences
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Jessie hung signs in her shops that warned customers against any unruliness.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2023
To be sure, the wrangling of parties, the broken campaign promises, the sheer unruliness of it all, can turn people off.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2023
Becker says the plants are easier to restrain if you don’t cut them; otherwise the regrowth seems to double the plant’s size and unruliness, but one or two in your yard always draws compliments.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2022
Airlines have reported more than 7,000 incidents of disruptive passengers to the Federal Aviation Administration since the start of 2021, when unruliness aboard planes seemed to take off.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
There was also much that couldn’t be planned for, a larger unruliness that paced the borders of our every day.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
