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adj. Uneasily impatient under restriction, opposition, criticism, or delay.

adj. Resisting control; difficult to control.

adj. Refusing to move. Used of a horse or other animal.

adj. Impatient under delay, duress, or control.

adj. Resistant of control; stubborn.

adj. Refusing to move, especially in a forward direction.

adj. Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back.

adj. Inactive; sluggish.

adj. Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition; refractory.

adj. Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting about; -- applied especially to horses.

Unwilling to go or to move forward; stopping; balky; obstinate; stubborn. Compare def. 5.

Not easily moved or worked; stiff.

Being at rest; being less in motion.

Impatient under restraint or opposition; recalcitrant.

Refusing to rest or stand still; restless: said especially of horses.

adj. being in a tense state

adj. impatient especially under restriction or delay

"She came into the club room one evening in time to hear the president call the restive members to order with the statement, "You might just as well keep quiet for she is bound to finish it, and the quicker she gets to reading, the longer time we'll have for dancing.""

tense    impatient   

restively    restiveness   

stubborn    inactive    sluggish    refractory    uneasy    restless    balky    intractable    anxious    fidgety   

congestive    digestive    festive    suggestive   

skittish    fractious    ill-tempered    irritable    unsure    dissatisfied    resentful    moody    insubordinate    irascible