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indisciplinato, turbolento, difficile da controllare, ribelle, incolto
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/ʌnˈruːli/
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Difficile da controllare, disciplinare, gestire o tenere in ordine, soprattutto per comportamento disordinato o crescita selvaggia.
Practice using unruly in conversation until it feels natural

Esempi

  • An unruly temper can damage close relationships.
    Un temperamento incontrollabile può danneggiare i rapporti stretti.
  • He tried to smooth his unruly beard before the interview.
    Cercò di sistemare la barba ribelle prima del colloquio.
  • The teacher struggled with an unruly class.
    L'insegnante faceva fatica con una classe indisciplinata.
  • She tied back her unruly hair.
    Si legò i capelli ribelli.
  • The garden looked beautiful but slightly unruly.
    Il giardino era bello, ma un po' selvaggio.

Parole simili

messy
straggly
disobedient
unkempt
wayward
unmanageable
rebellious
turbulent
tangled
uncontrolled

Significati

Difficile da controllare o disciplinare

adjective
everyday
neutral
Difficile da controllare, gestire, disciplinare o mantenere ordinato, soprattutto per un comportamento rumoroso, disobbediente o turbolento.

Esempi

  • The teacher struggled with an unruly class.
    L'insegnante faceva fatica con una classe indisciplinata.
  • Police were called to control the unruly crowd.
    La polizia fu chiamata per controllare la folla turbolenta.
  • The airline removed an unruly passenger from the flight.
    La compagnia aerea fece scendere dal volo un passeggero indisciplinato.
  • His unruly behavior disrupted the meeting.
    Il suo comportamento indisciplinato disturbò la riunione.
  • The dog was too unruly for a small apartment.
    Il cane era troppo difficile da gestire per un piccolo appartamento.
  • An unruly temper can damage close relationships.
    Un temperamento incontrollabile può danneggiare i rapporti stretti.
  • The celebration became loud and unruly after midnight.
    Dopo mezzanotte la festa diventò rumorosa e turbolenta.

Parole simili

disorderly
uncontrolled
disobedient
rowdy
rebellious
wild
unmanageable
undisciplined
turbulent

Difficile da tenere in ordine

adjective
everyday
neutral
Difficile da mantenere ordinato, liscio o sotto controllo, soprattutto quando capelli, piante o crescita sporgono o si espandono in modo irregolare.

Esempi

  • She tied back her unruly hair.
    Si legò i capelli ribelli.
  • The child had a mop of unruly curls.
    Il bambino aveva una massa di ricci ribelli.
  • An unruly hedge blocked the path.
    Una siepe incolta bloccava il sentiero.
  • The garden looked beautiful but slightly unruly.
    Il giardino era bello, ma un po' selvaggio.
  • He tried to smooth his unruly beard before the interview.
    Cercò di sistemare la barba ribelle prima del colloquio.
  • The vine grew into an unruly mass by summer.
    Entro l'estate il rampicante era diventato una massa incontrollata.
  • A little oil helped tame the unruly strands.
    Un po' d'olio aiutò a domare le ciocche ribelli.

Parole simili

messy
untidy
wild
tangled
unkempt
disordered
straggly
wayward

Etimologia

Viene dall'inglese medio unreuly, formato da un- e reuly, disciplinato o governato da una regola. Reuly derivava da reule, una forma antica di rule. La forma positiva ruly oggi è rara, mentre unruly è rimasta comune.

FAQ

Che cosa significa unruly in italiano?

Unruly può significare indisciplinato, turbolento, difficile da controllare, ribelle o incolto, a seconda del contesto.

Unruly è sempre negativo?

Spesso sì, soprattutto per comportamenti o folle. Per capelli o giardini può essere più leggero e talvolta quasi affettuoso.

Che cosa significa unruly behavior?

Unruly behavior significa comportamento indisciplinato, disordinato, rumoroso o difficile da controllare.

Unruly si può usare per i capelli?

Sì. Unruly hair significa capelli ribelli, difficili da tenere ordinati o domare.

Qual è la differenza tra unruly e defiant?

Unruly significa difficile da controllare o disciplinare. Defiant significa apertamente sfidante verso un'autorità o una pressione.

Quali sono le forme comparative di unruly?

Il comparativo è unrulier, e il superlativo è unruliest.

Si può dire the class unruly?

No. Serve un verbo, quindi si dice the class was unruly.

Quali sono sinonimi di unruly?

A seconda del senso, possono essere disorderly, uncontrolled, disobedient, rowdy, wild, unmanageable, messy o untidy.

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Wise Starling
Jul 14
My phone tried to autocorrect this to "un truly" three times, thanks phone
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Quick Bobcat
Jul 13
As a teacher, unruly class feels more exhausting than bad class. bad is moral, unruly is no control left
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Coral Jay
Jul 13
Airport English is so gentle sometimes. "Unruly" and then the story is someone bit a guy.
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Snowy Puffin
Jul 11
En español diríamos pelo rebelde, pero "rebellious hair" me suena demasiado literal en inglés.
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Indigo Terrapin
Jul 10
i thought ruly was fake until today lol
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Cobalt Whale
Jul 7
this word always makes my hair sound like it has a lawyer
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Lofty Jay
Jul 5
Small pronunciation trap: it is un-ROO-lee, stress in the middle. I hear learners punch the un part because of the prefix, but native speakers dont usually do that.
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Windy Nightingale
Jul 3
You also see it with abstract nouns, like an unruly imagination or the unruly world of language. Then it means hard to force into a neat system, not badly behaved like a child.
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Wandering Egret
Jul 1
For gardens, unruly can even be a compliment if you like that cottage-garden look. Overgrown is more negative, unruly can still be alive and pretty.
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Witty Owl
Jun 28
With hair it doesnt always mean ugly. Someone can complain about unruly curls and still love them, they just wont stay where the comb put them.
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Fancy Kudu
Jun 28
same with beard, unruly beard doesnt mean dirty, just needs a comb
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Swift Weasel
Jun 27
Unrulier and unruliest are real, but they look a bit cartoonish to me. In normal writing I reach for more unruly unless the sentence already has that playful sound.
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Hidden Lynx
Jun 25
Unruliness is the noun you want. "The unruly in the classroom" sounds broken, but "the unruliness in the classroom" works fine.
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Eager Horse
Jun 19
The opposite ruly exists, but dont put it in normal conversation unless you are joking. "A ruly crowd" sounds like a dictionary example, not like a thing most people would say.
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Perky Snail
Jun 24
i only know ruly from word nerd jokes tbh
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Minty Panda
Jun 17
For kids, unruly is not quite the same as naughty. A naughty child did something bad, an unruly class means the whole room has stopped being manageable.
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Midnight Beaver
Jun 17
Careful with crowds and protests. If a report calls people unruly, it often sounds like the police or the headline writer is judging them from the control-room side of things.
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Winter Dolphin
Jun 17
On flights, "unruly passenger" is basically the official label now. It can be refusing crew instructions, threats, assault, outside alcohol, that whole mess, not just someone talking too loud in 23B.
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Lucky Otter
Jun 17
yeah the airline press releases all use it, sounds weirdly polite for someone getting zip tied
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