Definitions for unrulyʌnˈru li
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•ru•lyʌnˈru li(adj.)-li•er, -li•est.
not submissive or cooperative; ungovernable; unmanageable.
Origin of unruly:
1350–1400; ME unruely=un-un -1+ruly, ruely governable, controllable
un•ru′li•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
boisterous, rambunctious, robustious, rumbustious, unruly(adj)
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
"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 ordinary human beings"; "an unruly class"
disobedient, unruly(adj)
unwilling to submit to authority
"unruly teenagers"
indocile, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly(adj)
of persons
"the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly"
Wiktionary
unruly(Adjective)
wild; uncontrolled
The police gathered to contain the unruly mob.
Origin: probably from . Cognate to rolig, ruhig
Webster Dictionary
Unruly(u)
not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly boy; unruly boy; unruly conduct
Translations for unruly
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- rumoerigAfrikaans

- صَعْب المِراس، غَيْر مِطواعArabic

- буенBulgarian

- indisciplinadoPortuguese (BR)

- neukázněnýCzech

- unbändigGerman

- uregerlig; vildDanish

- ατίθασος, ανεξέλεγκτοςGreek

- indisciplinadoSpanish

- kontrollimatuEstonian

- سرکشFarsi

- kuritonFinnish

- indisciplinéFrench

- לא מְמוּשמָעHebrew

- बेलगामHindi

- nepokoranCroatian

- engedetlenHungarian

- tak terkendaliIndonesian

- óstÿriláturIcelandic

- indisciplinatoItalian

- 手に負えないJapanese

- 제어하기 어려운Korean

- nesuvaldomas, nepaklusnusLithuanian

- nepaklausīgs; nevaldāmsLatvian

- tdk mudah dikawalMalay

- onhandelbaarDutch

- ustyrlig, uregjerlig, vilterNorwegian

- niezdyscyplinowany, niesfornyPolish

- indisciplinadoPortuguese

- de necontrolatRomanian

- непослушныйRussian

- nedisciplinovaný, priečnySlovak

- neposlušenSlovenian

- neposlušanSerbian

- ostyrig, bångstyrigSwedish

- ซึ่งไม่สามารถควบคุมได้Thai

- zaptolunamaz, idaresi zorTurkish

- 難控制的, 任性的Chinese (Trad.)

- непокірний, неслухнянийUkrainian

- منہہ زور، سرکشUrdu

- ngang bướng, ương ngạnhVietnamese

- 难控制的,任性的Chinese (Simp.)

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