unruly

English

Etymology

un- +‎ ruly, probably from Old Norse. Cognate to Danish rolig (“calm”), German ruhig (“calm”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːli

Adjective

unruly (comparative unrulier, superlative unruliest)

1. wild; uncontrolled

   The police gathered to contain the unruly mob.

Translations

wild

Arabic: متوحش (ar) (mutawáHHish), خارج عن السيطرة (ar) Finnish: kuriton (fi) French: indiscipliné (fr), désobéissant (fr), incontrôlable (fr)

Persian: سرکش (fa) (sarkeš), نافرمان (fa) (nâfarmân) Portuguese: descontrolado (pt) Spanish: revoltoso (es), descontrolado (es), incontrolable (es)