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Word: Restive
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English (as restif): from Old French restif, -ive, from Latin restare ‘remain’. The original sense, ‘inclined to remain still’, has undergone a reversal; the association with the stubborn behaviour of a horse gave rise to the current sense ‘restless’
ˈrɛstɪv
(of a person) unable to remain still, silent, or submissive, especially because of boredom or dissatisfaction
Short Definition:unable to remain still, silent, or submissive
Examples:- the crowd had been waiting for hours and many were becoming restive
- he reiterated his determination to hold the restive republics together
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