unrulyadjective
uk/ʌnˈruː.li/us/ʌnˈruː.li/Unruly people are difficult to control and often do not obey rules:
an unruly class of adolescents
Unruly hair is difficult to keep tidyneat, often sticking up or out:
an unruly mop of black hair
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Uncontrolled
- all hell breaks loose idiom
- amok
- amuck
- cut loose idiom
- extravagant
- intemperate
- like mad idiom
- mad
- maniacal
- out of hand idiom
- rampant
- raw
- spin
- spiral
- spread like wildfire idiom
- tearaway
- unbridled
- unchecked
- uncontrollable
- wildfire
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Disobedient
Hair
Dirty & untidy
unruliness
noun [ U ] uk/ʌnˈruː.li.nəs/us/ʌnˈruː.li.nəs/