Unruly \Un*rul"y\, a. [Compar. {Unrulier}, superl. {Unruliest}.] [Pref. un- not + rule. Cf. {Ruly}.] Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly boy; unruly boy; unruly conduct. [1913 Webster] But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. --James iii. 8. [1913 Webster]