Definitions for unruly
ʌnˈru liun·ru·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. boisterous, rambunctious, robustious, rumbustious, unrulyadjective

   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"

2. disobedient, unrulyadjective

   unwilling to submit to authority

   "unruly teenagers"

3. indocile, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unrulyadjective

   of persons

   "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unrulyadjective

   wild; uncontrolled

   The police gathered to contain the unruly mob.

2. Etymology: probably from. Cognate to rolig, ruhig

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unrulyadjective

   Turbulent; ungovernable; licentious; tumultuous.

   In sacred bands of wedlock ty’d
   To Therion, a loose unruly swain;
   Who had more joy to range the forest wide,
   And chace the savage beast with busy pain. Fairy Queen.

   Down I come, like glist’ring Phaeton,
   Wanting the manage of unruly jades. William Shakespeare, Rich. II.

   The best and soundest of his time hath been but rash; then must we look from his age, to receive but unruly waywardness. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.

   The tongue is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. Ja. iii.

   Thou dost a better life, and nobler vigour give;
   Dost each unruly appetite controul. Wentworth Dillon.

   Love insults, disguised in the cloud,
   And welcome force of that unruly croud. Edmund Waller.

   Passions kept their place, and transgressed not the boundaries of their proper natures; nor were the disorders begun, which are occasioned by the licence of unruly appetites. Joseph Glanvill.

   You must not go where you may dangers meet.
   Th’ unruly sword will no distinction make,
   And beauty will not there give wounds, but take. Dryden.

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1. unruly

   Unruly refers to something or someone that is disorderly, out of control, or difficult to manage or discipline due to disobedience or noncompliance with established rules or conventions. It's often used to describe behavior that disrupts order or goes against standard norms.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unruly

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

How to pronounce unruly?

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unruly in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unruly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of unruly in a Sentence

1. Yaron Brook:

   But while capitalism may be a convenient scapegoat, it did not cause any of these problems. Indeed, whatever one wishes to call the unruly mixture of freedom and government controls that made up our economic and political system during the last three decades, one cannot call it capitalism.

2. Delta Air Lines:

   Situations like these are rare and regrettable for the vast majority of our customers and Delta has zero tolerance for unruly behavior at our airports and aboard our aircraft, we applaud our flight crew's quick decision to divert and address the situation as expeditiously as possible so the remainder of our customers can resume their travels.

3. Ron DeSantis:

   Sending unruly mobs to private residences, like we have seen with the angry crowds in front of the homes of Supreme Court justices, is inappropriate, this bill will provide protection to those living in residential communities, and I am glad to sign it into law.

4. Emma Briant:

   The current regime of unregulated, unruly, unethical influence companies both makes us unsafe and undermines democratic debate.

5. Steve Dickson:

   We will no longer adjudicate certain of these unruly passenger cases with counseling or warnings. We’re going to go straight to enforcement.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unruly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unruly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=unruly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unruly