unmanageableness

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The French Government was highly offended at the insubordination and unmanageableness of the Flibustiers in Hispaniola, and no one was more so than the French King, Louis XIV.

From History of the Buccaneers of America by Burney, James

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

He said he had known many; and that it usually appeared in the form of unmanageableness.

From Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. by Mann, Mary E.