Meaning & Definition of Unruly in English
English⟶
Unruly
/ənruli/
adjective
1. 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"
synonym:
- boisterous,
- rambunctious,
- robustious,
- rumbustious,
- unruly
2. Unwilling to submit to authority
- "Unruly teenagers"
synonym:
- disobedient,
- unruly
3. Of persons
- "The little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly"
synonym:
- indocile,
- uncontrollable,
- ungovernable,
- unruly
Examples of using
The restraining role that the community once played is losing its force as adults become reluctant to reprimand other people's unruly children.