(superl.) Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly boy; unruly boy; unruly conduct.

abandoned anarchial anarchic anarchistic antinomian beyond control boisterous breachy chaotic contrary contumacious defiant disobedient disorderly disorganized fractious froward go-go hard headstrong immoderate impatient of control incontinent incorrigible indocile indomitable indulgent insubordinate insuppressible intemperate intractable irrepressible lawless lax licentious loose mutinous naughty nihilistic nonrestrictive obstreperous ornery out of control out of hand permissive perverse raffish rambunctious rampageous rampant raucous rebellious recalcitrant refractory reinless resistant resisting restive revolutionary riotous rowdy rowdyish ruffianly rumbustious shrewish stormy stubborn syndicalistic tempestuous termagant terrorist tough tumultuous turbulent unbiddable unbridled unchecked uncoerced uncompelled unconstrained uncontrollable uncontrolled uncooperative uncurbed undisciplined unforced ungovernable ungoverned uninhibited unmalleable unmanageable unmastered unmeasured unmoldable unmuzzled unreined unrepressed unreserved unrestrained unrestrictive unsubdued unsubmissive unsuppressed untoward violent wanton wayward wild