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Meaning of 'restive' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Restive [ a.]
- Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back.
- Inactive; sluggish.
- Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition; refractory.
- Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting about; -- applied especially to horses.

Meaning of 'restive' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . restive [ s]
Meaning (1):
- impatient especially under restriction or delay
Example in sentence:
  • the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive

Nearby Words:

res resail resale resalgar resalute resaw rescat rescind rescindable rescinded

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