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restive

[ res-tiv ]

adjective

  1. impatient of control, restraint, or delay, as persons; restless; uneasy.

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  2. refractory; stubborn.

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  3. refusing to go forward; balky:

    a restive horse.



restive

/ ˈ°ùÉ›²õ³Ùɪ±¹ /

adjective

  1. restless, nervous, or uneasy
  2. impatient of control or authority
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ°ù±ð²õ³Ù¾±±¹±ð²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ°ù±ð²õ³Ù¾±±¹±ð±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù±ð²õt¾±±¹±ð·±ô²â adverb
  • °ù±ð²õt¾±±¹±ð·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of restive1

1375–1425; rest 2 + -ive; replacing late Middle English restif stationary, balking < Old French: inert
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of restive1

C16: from Old French restif balky, from rester to remain
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It wasn't her brother - a police officer who had been missing for nearly a year since he was arrested in 2018 in a counter-terrorism operation in Balochistan, one of Pakistan's most restive regions.

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Jordan, a major recipient of U.S. aid, has a restive population with millions of Palestinian refugees, but it needs to maintain good ties with Israel for security coordination — and to stay in Washington’s good books.

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Trudeau's left flank also grew restive: Last September, his decision to break a railworkers' strike prompted the NDP to cut loose from its uncomfortable and ultimately damaging association with the Liberal Party.

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It was more like California’s restive governor was letting his ego loose for a bit of an off-leash romp.

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The Wizard explains to them that he plans to consolidate power over his restive land by demonizing its animals, who not only have the power of speech but are also the equals of human beings.

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