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UNRULY

\ʌnɹˈuːli], \ʌnɹˈuːli], \ʌ_n_ɹ_ˈuː_l_i]\

Definitions of UNRULY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Hard to manage; ungovernable.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Ungovernable; refractory.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Disposed to resist control; ungovernable.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Disregarding restraint; disposed to violate laws; ungovernable; refractory.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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