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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.
unruly
/ ʌnˈruːlɪ /
adjective
disposed to disobedience or indiscipline
Other Word Forms
- unruliness noun
Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
The man with unruly hair and sideburns in the centre of them, clad in a black leather jacket, hoisted a roaring chainsaw above his head.
They were skeptical of it because they considered the people to be unruly by nature and not fit to govern themselves, which is why the Founding Fathers tied voting rights to property ownership in 1776.
Although police can still use less-lethal weapons to contain unruly demonstrators, the city claimed the rules put officers at risk of hesitating in chaotic situations.
It was a different tone from the one Rea took Sunday when the BBC asked him about the unruly behavior of fans.
This efficiency made professional sense, though it had the potential to put a lid on what is usually the most interesting, unruly, moving, unpredictable part of the show.
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