Unruly (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers".
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Examples
- The unruly crowd of protesters began throwing rocks and vandalizing buildings, refusing to disperse despite warnings from police.
- Unruly children at the daycare center refused to listen to their teachers, instead running wildly around the room and causing chaos.
- The school's administration struggled to discipline the unruly students, who consistently disrupted classes and disobeyed rules.
- In the 1960s, the counterculture movement was marked by unruly youths who rejected mainstream values and social norms.
- After a few too many drinks, the unruly patrons at the bar began shouting insults and causing a scene, prompting the bartender to call security.
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Meaning 2
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".
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Meaning 3
Incapable of being controlled; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly".
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All adjective clusters.