| a. | 1. | Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; |
| Adj. | 1. | unruly - 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" |
| 2. | unruly - unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers" Synonyms: disobedient | |
| 3. | unruly - of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly" |
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