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Meaning of unruly in English
Pronunciation
/ˌənˈruli/
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Classifying Adjective
unruly
Definitions
1.
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
Examples
« a boisterous crowd »
« a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand »
« a robustious group of teenagers »
« beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of or »
Synonyms
disorderly
2.
unwilling to submit to authority
Examples
« unruly teenagers »
Synonyms
insubordinate
3.
of persons
Examples
« the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly »
Synonyms
unmanageable