unruly

Words with a similar base: unruly

'unruly'

[boisterous.s.01] as in: noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline

Examples:
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

'unruly'

[disobedient.s.01] as in: unwilling to submit to authority

Examples:
unruly teenagers

'unruly'

[indocile.s.01] as in: of persons

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

Origins

					unruly (English)
└── unruly (Middle English (1100-1500))

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