UNRU'LY, adjective 1. Disregarding restraint; licentious; disposed to violate laws; turbulent; ungovernable; as an unruly youth. The tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil. James 4:1. 2. Accustomed to break over fences and escape from inclosures; apt to break or leap fences; as an unruly ox. The owner of the unruly ox paid a sum of money, as a civil penalty for the ransom of his life.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI