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21restive / restful — Restive means impatient and nervous, restless : Cory became restive once he knew the boss was going to call him into his office. Restful means full of rest, calm, quiet, and restorative : A restful vacation in Indonesia was just what the… …
22restive / restful — Restive means impatient and nervous, restless : Cory became restive once he knew the boss was going to call him into his office. Restful means full of rest, calm, quiet, and restorative : A restful vacation in Indonesia was just what the… …
23restive, restless — These related words have a common Latin base, a term meaning to remain standing. A restive person or animal is unable to remain at rest (that is, quiet) because he cannot bear restraint or control and becomes impatient with delay: When tied to a… …
24restive — adjective Etymology: Middle English restyf, from Anglo French restif, from rester to stop, resist, remain Date: 15th century 1. stubbornly resisting control ; balky 2. marked by impatience or uneasiness ; fidgety Synonyms: see contrary •… …
25restive — Synonyms and related words: antsy, antsy pantsy, anxious, apathetic, backward, balking, balky, beefing, bellyaching, beyond control, bigoted, bitching, breachy, breathless, bulldogged, bulletheaded, bullheaded, case hardened, chafing, complaining …
26restive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. nervous, skittish, balky; refractory, disobedient, unruly; uneasy, impatient; restless. See agitation, disobedience. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Restless] Syn. unsettled, impatient, fidgety; see… …
27restive — see REST …
28restive — res·tive || restɪv adj. nervous, uneasy, restless; stubborn, uncontrollable …
29restive — adjective 1》 unable to keep still or silent; restless. 2》 (of a horse) stubbornly standing still or moving backwards or sideways. Derivatives restively adverb restiveness noun Origin C16: from OFr. restif, ive, from L. restare remain …
30restive — a. 1. Stubborn, mulish, restiff, obstinate, stopping, unwilling. 2. Uneasy, impatient, restless, ill at ease, unquiet, recalcitrant …
