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Thesaurus: unruly

Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly boy; unruly boy; unruly conduct.

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  1. superl. Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly boy; unruly boy; unruly conduct.
  2. adj. noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
  3. adj. unwilling to submit to authority
  4. adj. incapable of being controlled
  5. Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly boy; unruly boy; unruly conduct. But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. James iii. 8.
  6. Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed toviolate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly boy;unruly boy; unruly conduct.But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadlypoison. James iii. 8.
  7. j:100 s noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline s unwilling to submit to authority s of persons