restive
31restive — adj 1. restless, uneasy, nervous, unquiet, impatient. See restless(def. 2). 2. refractory, fractious, disobedient, recalcitrant, contumacious; undutiful, uncomplying, noncomply ing, uncompliant, noncompliant, noncooperative, uncooperative;… …
32restive — res·tive …
33restive — res•tive [[t]ˈrɛs tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) impatient of control, restraint, or delay, as persons; restless; uneasy 2) obstinately uncooperative; stubborn; balky • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME restif stationary, balking < OF: inert; see rest II, ive… …
34restive — /ˈrɛstɪv / (say restiv) adjective 1. restless; uneasy; impatient of control, restraint, or delay, as persons. 2. → refractory. 3. refusing to go forward, as a horse. {rest2 (def. 2) + ive; replacing Middle English restif stationary, baulking,… …
35restive — a. fidgety; uneasy; obstinate; unmanageable; refusing to go forward …
36restive — see REST …
37restive — adj. 1 fidgety; restless. 2 (of a horse) refusing to advance, stubbornly standing still or moving backwards or sideways; jibbing; refractory. 3 (of a person) unmanageable; rejecting control. Derivatives: restively adv. restiveness n. Etymology:… …
38loco-restive — …
39Restiveness — Restive Rest ive (r?st ?v), a. [OF. restif, F. r[ e]tif, fr. L. restare to stay back, withstand, resist. See {Rest} remainder, and cf. {Restiff}.] . Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back. [1913 Webster] …
40restless — restive, restless Despite its form, restive is close in meaning to restless, but conveys a stronger implication of disruptive consequences: • It s no surprise, then, when she turns up a little late…, not tardy enough to be really rude but… …
