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RESTIVE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. Stubbornly resisting control : balky. 2. Marked by impatience or uneasiness : fidgety. restively adverb restiveness noun
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Restive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
To be restive is to be impatient or on edge — it's an edgy state. When you feel like your skin is too tight and your nerves are ready to snap, when you feel ...
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restive, a. (ˈrɛstɪv) [Later form of restiff, assimilated to adjectives in -ive.] 1. Inclined to rest or remain still; inactive, inert. Now rare or Obs.1599 Sandys Europæ Spec. (1632) 35 What great imployment with stirring and mettald spirits, what perpetuall quiet with heavie and restive bodies. 16...
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446 Synonyms & Antonyms for RESTIVE | Thesaurus.com
restive · balky · contrary · edgy · fidgety · fretful · froward · ill at ease · jumpy · nervy · obstinate · on edge · ornery · perverse · refractory · stubborn ...
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RESTIVE Synonyms: 149 Similar and Opposite Words
Some common synonyms of restive are balky, contrary, perverse, and wayward. While all these words mean inclined to resist authority or control.
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restive/ˈrestɪv; `rɛstɪv/ adj1 restless or uneasy 焦躁不安的; 不安宁的 Another hour passed and the crowd grew/became restive. 又过了一个小时, 人们有些不耐烦了.2 (esp of horses) resisting control, esp by refusing to move forwards or by moving sideways or backwards（尤指马）难驾驭的, （尤指）不肯前行的, 逡巡不前的.
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RESTIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
unwilling to be controlled or be patient: The audience was becoming restive as they waited for the performance to begin.
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Restive - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
"not moving forward," from Old French restif "motionless, brought to a standstill" (Modern French rétif), from rester "to remain" (see rest (v.2)).
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RESTIVE definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
1. refusing to go forward; balky, as a horse 2. hard to control; unruly; refractory 3. nervous or impatient under pressure or restraint; restless; unsettled.
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What Does Restive Mean? Definition & Examples - Grammarist
Restive is an adjective used to describe something as restless or fidgety. Politically it is used to describe regions in unrest or without peace.
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restive, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
The earliest known use of the adjective restive is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for restive is from 1549, in a translation by Thomas Chaloner, ...
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However, forced resettlement may sometimes be counter-productive where it increases resentment among an already restive population against the ruling regime
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Papua New Guinea: Dozens killed as tribal violence erupts in restive ...
TodayAt least 49 bodies were found at the site of a gun battle between tribes in Papua New Guinea's remote highlands, police told CNN Monday, in a gruesome escalation of hostilities in the country.
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Sudan war spills over into restive border, worsens Abyei ...
3 days ago — The war in Sudan has spilled over to the restive border region of Abyei, potentially scuttling recent efforts to resolve the long-standing ...
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