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un·ru·ly
 unruly
- pronunciation:
- uhn
ru
li
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
unrulier, unruliest |
| definition: |
not submitting readily to rule or restriction; difficult or impossible to control; wild.
an unruly child- synonyms:
- fractious, obstreperous, rebellious, uncontrollable, wayward, wild
- antonyms:
- disciplined, docile, obedient, tractable
- similar words:
- contumacious, disobedient, headstrong, insubordinate, mad, mutinous, recalcitrant, refractory, restive, rowdy, turbulent, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable
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| related words: |
boisterous, lawless, lax, problem, raucous, rough, violent |
| derivation: |
unruliness (n.) |
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