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restive definition

res·tive (res′tiv)

adjective

  1. refusing to go forward; balky, as a horse
  2. hard to control; unruly; refractory
  3. nervous or impatient under pressure or restraint; restless; unsettled

Etymology: ME restyfe < OFr restif < rester: see rest

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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