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Unruly vs Misruly - What's the difference?

unruly | misruly |

As adjectives the difference between unruly and misruly

is that unruly is wild; uncontrolled while misruly is (obsolete) unruly.

unruly

English

Adjective

(er)
  • wild; uncontrolled
    • The police gathered to contain the unruly mob.

    misruly

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) unruly
  • * Bishop Joseph Hall
    • While no man seeketh to reflect the wrong, / And curb the range of his misruly tongue?