English-Thai Dictionary
unruly
ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่ สามารถ ควบคุม ได้ ยาก ที่จะ ควบคุม ได้ uncontrollable controllable sueng-mai-sa-mad-kuab-kum-dai
unruly
ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่อยู่ ใน กฎระเบียบ ซึ่ง ไม่ มีวินัย ซึ่ง ไม่ รักษา กฏ ระเบียบ sueng-mai-yu-nai-kod-ra-biab
unruly
ADJ เกเร ดื้อรั้น disobedient disciplined ke-re
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
UNRULY
a. 1. Disregarding restraint; licentious; disposed to violate laws; turbulent; ungovernable; as an unruly youth.
The tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil. James 3:8.
2. Accustomed to break over fences and escape from inclosures; apt to break or leap fences; as an unruly ox.
The owner of the unruly ox paid a sum of money, as a civil penalty for the ransom of his life.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
UNRULY
Un *rul "y, a. [Compar. Unrulier (, superl. Unruliest.] Etym: [Pref. un- not + rule. Cf. Ruly. ]
Defn: Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly boy; unruly boy; unruly conduct. But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. James iii. 8.
New American Oxford Dictionary
unruly
un ru ly |ˌənˈro͞olē ˌənˈruli | ▶adjective ( unrulier, unruliest ) disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control: complaints about unruly behavior | figurative : Kate tried to control her unruly emotions. DERIVATIVES un ru li ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from un- 1 ‘not ’ + archaic ruly ‘amenable to discipline or order ’ (from rule ).
Oxford Dictionary
unruly
un ¦ruly |ʌnˈruːli | ▶adjective ( unrulier, unruliest ) disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control: a group of unruly children | figurative : Kate tried to control her unruly emotions. DERIVATIVES unruliness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from un- 1 ‘not ’ + archaic ruly ‘amenable to discipline or order ’ (from rule ).
American Oxford Thesaurus
unruly
unruly adjective I can't take care of your unruly brats: disorderly, rowdy, wild, unmanageable, uncontrollable, disobedient, disruptive, undisciplined, restive, wayward, willful, headstrong, irrepressible, obstreperous, difficult, intractable, out of hand, recalcitrant; rebellious, defiant; boisterous, lively, rambunctious, refractory; archaic contumacious. ANTONYMS disciplined. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Oxford Thesaurus
unruly
unruly adjective she was scolding some unruly children: disorderly, rowdy, wild, unmanageable, uncontrollable, disobedient, disruptive, undisciplined, troublemaking, rebellious, mutinous, anarchic, chaotic, lawless, insubordinate, defiant, wayward, wilful, headstrong, irrepressible, unrestrained, obstreperous, difficult, intractable, out of hand, refractory, recalcitrant; boisterous, lively, loud, noisy, rollicking, romping, rumbustious, reckless, heedless; archaic contumacious. ANTONYMS disciplined, obedient. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
unruly
un rul y /ʌ̀nrúːli /形容詞 〈人が 〉御しにくい, 手に負えない, 規則に従わない ; 〈髪が 〉まとまりにくい .