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- Dictionaryunruly/ʌnˈruːli/
adjective
- 1. disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control: "a group of unruly children"
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UNRULY definition: 1. Unruly people are difficult to control and often do not obey rules: 2. Unruly hair is difficult…. Learn more.
The meaning of UNRULY is not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed. How to use unruly in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Unruly.
1. adjective. If you describe people, especially children, as unruly, you mean that they behave badly and are difficult to control. It's not good enough just to blame the unruly children. ...unruly behaviour. Synonyms: uncontrollable, wild, unmanageable, disorderly More Synonyms of unruly. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
UNRULY meaning: 1. Unruly people are difficult to control and often do not obey rules: 2. Unruly hair is difficult…. Learn more.
Unruly definition: not submissive or conforming to rule; ungovernable; turbulent; intractable; refractory; lawless. See examples of UNRULY used in a sentence.
Unruly means lacking in restraint or not submitting to authority. Spitballs, shouting kids, a shouting teacher — these are all signs of an unruly classroom. Often, one unruly student is all it takes.
un·ru·ly. (ŭn-ro͞o′lē) adj.un·ru·li·er, un·ru·li·est. 1. Difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule: The substitute teacher faced unruly students in the classroom. 2. Difficult to keep in place or in order: tried to comb his unruly hair; trimmed back the unruly bushes.
