unruly

adjective/ʌnˈruːli/

Frequency rank: #12,072 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

Difficult to control or discipline; disorderly.

Illustration for the English word “unruly”

Example sentence

The teacher struggled to manage her unruly students during the field trip.

Synonyms & related words

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