adj. unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers"

adj. stubbornly defiant of authority or restraint: "an obstreperous almost mutinous crew"; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"; "a truculent speech against the new government"

adj. hard to manage; inclined to make trouble: "a difficult child"

adj. of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly"

adj. resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"

adj. noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; "a boisterous crowd"; "a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand"; "a robustious group of teenagers"; "beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings"; "an unruly class"

adj. resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"

adj. incapable of being controlled or managed; "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit"

adj. of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly"

adj. difficult to solve or alleviate; "uncontrollable pain"

adj. not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"

adj. habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

adj. stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion"

adj. not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"

adj. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

adj. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

adj. not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains"

adj. disposed to or in a state of mutiny; "the men became mutinous and insubordinate"

adj. resisting control or authority; "temperamentally rebellious"; "a rebellious crew"

adj. not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty"

adj. not servile or submissive

adj. impatient especially under restriction or delay; "the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive"

adj. difficult to deal with

adj. unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"; "unwilling to face facts"

adj. in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"

adj. wild and menacing; "a ferocious dog"

adj. causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"

adj. characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"

adj. resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"

adj. incapable of being controlled or managed; "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit"

adj. difficult to solve or alleviate; "uncontrollable pain"

adj. stubbornly defiant of authority or restraint: "an obstreperous almost mutinous crew"; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"; "a truculent speech against the new government"

adj. not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"

adj. habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

adj. stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion"

adj. disposed to or in a state of mutiny; "the men became mutinous and insubordinate"

adj. resisting control or authority; "temperamentally rebellious"; "a rebellious crew"

adj. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

adj. not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty"

adj. not servile or submissive

adj. not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains"

adj. in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"

adj. incapable of being controlled or managed; "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit"

adj. of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly"

adj. difficult to solve or alleviate; "uncontrollable pain"

adj. stubbornly defiant of authority or restraint: "an obstreperous almost mutinous crew"; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"; "a truculent speech against the new government"

adj. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

adj. not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"

adj. stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion"

adj. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

adj. capable of making an error; "all men are error-prone"

adj. markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrant behavior"; "deviant ideas"

adj. disposed to or in a state of mutiny; "the men became mutinous and insubordinate"

adj. resisting control or authority; "temperamentally rebellious"; "a rebellious crew"

adj. not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty"

adj. not servile or submissive

adj. badly behaved; "he was saucy and mischievous in school"; "a naughty boy"

adj. not submissive to authority; "a history of insubordinate behavior"; "insubordinate boys"

adj. expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial

adj. expressing or manifesting disapproval

adj. undisciplined and unruly; "disorderly youths"; "disorderly conduct"

adj. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic)

adj. difficult to manage or control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"

adj. not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains"

adj. in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"

adj. more active than normal; "a hyperactive child"

adj. characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"

adj. violently agitated and turbulent; "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas"

adj. very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"

adj. uncontrollably noisy

adj. resisting control or authority; "temperamentally rebellious"; "a rebellious crew"

adj. disposed to or in a state of mutiny; "the men became mutinous and insubordinate"

adj. disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

adj. requiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake"

adj. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"

adj. having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow"

adj. difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject"

adj. causing vexation or worry: "trying times"; "serious problems"

adj. impressively difficult; "a tall order"

adj. extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules; "a herculean task"

adj. requiring great effort; "a hard-fought primary"

adj. very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket"

adj. exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation"

adj. full of hardship or trials; "the rocky road to success"; "they were having a rough time"

adj. causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed; "the vexed issue of priorities"; "we live in vexed and troubled times"

adj. impatient especially under restriction or delay; "the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive"

adj. incapable of being checked or restrained

adj. habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

adj. refusing to submit to authority; "the recusant electors...cooperated in electing a new Senate"- Mary W.Williams

adj. stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"

adj. disturbing the public peace; loud and rough; "a raucous party"; "rowdy teenagers"

adj. (disorderly)

adj. in utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes"

adj. characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules; "a rough-and-tumble fight"; "rough-and-tumble politics"; "undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism"

adj. having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; "a simple problem"; "simple mechanisms"; "a simple design"; "a simple substance"

adj. easy and not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem"

adj. capable of being managed or controlled

adj. dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke

adj. willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect; "a dutiful child"; "a dutiful citizen"; "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife";