Associations to the word «Unruly»

Wiktionary

UNRULY, adjective. Wild; uncontrolled
UNRULY, noun. People who behave in unruly manner.

Dictionary definition

UNRULY, adjective. 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".
UNRULY, adjective. Unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers".
UNRULY, adjective. Of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley