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Definitions of 'restive' Wordnet 

1. (adj) edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight
being in a tense state

2. (adj) restive
impatient especially under restriction or delay
"the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive"


Definitions of 'restive' Webster 1913 Dictionary 

1. (adj) restive
unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back

2. (adj) restive
inactive; sluggish

3. (adj) restive
impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition; refractory

4. (adj) restive
uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting about; -- applied especially to horses


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