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- pronunciation:
- re
stihv
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
unable to remain at rest; impatient or ill at ease, esp. under restraint.
The prisoner was restive in his cell and began to pace back and forth.- similar words:
- restless
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| definition 2: |
hard to handle or control.
- similar words:
- obstreperous
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| related words: |
contumacious, problem, turbulent, unruly |
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| derivations: |
restively (adv.), restiveness (n.) |
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