different between unruly vs vociferous

English

Etymology

From Middle English unruly (“unquiet, restless”), equivalent to un- +? rule +? -ly (compare Middle English ruly, reuli (“subject to a religious rule, regular”)), but also representing a modified continuation of earlier Middle English unrouly, unroly (“unquiet, restless”), equivalent to un- +? roolie. The latter is perhaps from or influenced by Old Norse *úróligr, related to Danish urolig (“restless”), Swedish orolig (“restless”), Icelandic órólegur (“agitated”). Compare also Middle English unroo, unro (“unrest”). More at roo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n??u?li/
• Rhymes: -u?li

Adjective

unruly (comparative unrulier, superlative unruliest)

1. Wild; uncontrolled.
   • 2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1):

     Richard DeLongpre: Are you okay, my boy angel?

     Allen Gregory DeLongpre: I have a broken heart. And undergarments filled with my own unruly waste.

Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin vociferari (“shout, yell”), from vox (“voice”) + ferre (“to carry”) (see infer). Surface analysis is voice +? -iferous.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /v???s?f???s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /vo??s?f???s/

Adjective

vociferous (comparative more vociferous, superlative most vociferous)

1. Making or characterized by a noisy outcry; clamorous.
   • 1909, Ralph Connor, The Foreigner, ch. 17:

     They crowded around him with vociferous welcome, Brown leading in a series of wild cheers.

Synonyms

• noisy

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References

• vociferous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.