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| un·ru·ly [ un rlee ] (comparative un·ru·li·er, superlative un·ru·li·est) |
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difficult to control: difficult to control, manage, discipline, or govern
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| [15th century. < archaic ruly "disciplined, observing rules" <rule] |
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 un·ru·li·ness noun |
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unruly, intractable, recalcitrant, obstreperous, willful, wild, wayward
CORE MEANING: not submitting to control
unruly difficult to control, manage, discipline, or govern;
Police tried to subdue the more unruly elements of the crowd.
an unruly student who disrupts and unsettles the class
intractable stubbornly refusing to be controlled or submit to discipline;
Barbara had made up her mind, and she is intractable once she has an idea.
the problem created by intractable people who refuse to eat the right food to ameliorate their condition
recalcitrant stubbornly resisting the authority of another person or group;
an armed force sufficient to enforce the law on recalcitrant individuals
When she spoke, it was in the voice that she reserved for very recalcitrant children.
obstreperous noisily and aggressively boisterous;
an incident between a shop assistant and an obstreperous customer
willful stubbornly determined to act on a desire, regardless of the opinions or advice of others;
a willful refusal to answer these specific questions
the challenge of raising a willful child
wild showing a disregard for rules or restraint;
We were young, inexperienced, and inclined to be rather wild.
wayward disobedient and uncontrollable;
The boy's mother found it hard to keep track of her other sometimes wayward children. |
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