unmanageableness

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Under such management, the rod may come to be the only alternative to absolute unmanageableness and anarchy.

From Gentle Measures in the Management and Training of the Young Or, the Principles on Which a Firm Parental Authority May Be Established and Maintained, Without Violence or Anger, and the Right Development of the Moral and Mental Capacities Be Promoted by Methods in Harmony with the Structure and the Characteristics of the Juvenile Mind by Abbott, Jacob

An account of Lovelace's delirious unmanageableness, and extravagant design, had they not all interposed.

From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 9 by Richardson, Samuel

The truth is, unmanageableness when in hand is the only fault of my kite.

From The Giant of the North Pokings Round the Pole by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

So "Marse Henry" had put him on the 200 acre Oglethorpe plantation as apprentice to training of the farm horses whose large unmanageableness he found more manageable than the dainty china of the banker's house.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration

In a moment the animal stood still and quiet, and his quick panting and reeking condition were all that remained of his previous unmanageableness.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English by Various