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Meanings of restive in English
Being in a tense state.
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Usage of restive in English
1
Britain leads NATO forces in the restive Helmand province in southern Afghanistan.
2
In the last year, militants have repeatedly attacked prisons in restive areas.
3
The crowd is restive in the presence of the impulses of paladins.
4
By the time they turned to history, Young Griff was growing restive.
5
This was a particularly sensitive investigation, and the media were becoming restive.
6
Inside, the restive members of the Buffkin family have their own struggles.
7
A restive horse, a young girl in a carriage and in danger.
8
The horseman holding his restive steeds drove in a sea of flame.
9
As the fifteenth bout began the audience was manifestly impatient and restive.
10
The roisterers were becoming hilarious once more, and the Chevalier grew restive.
11
The man of genius will be restive even in his trammelled paces.
12
He grows restive the instant you get off the subject of California.
13
The army accustomed to activity, and now in idleness, was very restive.
14
My inability to contact my sister made me feel restive and helpless.
15
After they had examined everything in sight they began to grow restive.
16
I suggested, seeing that the expressmen were getting restive at the delay.
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Restive through the time
Restive across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common