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Meanings of very restive in English

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Usage of very restive in English
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The army accustomed to activity, and now in idleness, was very restive.
The Empire of Russia: From the Remotest Periods to the Present T...
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Dr. Johnson, in the enclosure behind St. Clement Danes, is very restive.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 18th, 1920
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In these circumstances the infantry, in spite of their admirable patience, became very restive.
The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan
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The mention of the private band made him very restive.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 7
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The story is told that one night the caliph Harun al-Rashid was very restive.
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
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But just as they were driving up the lane the horse became very restive.
Real Ghost Stories
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It was very restive, and I had to pat it.
The War of the Wenuses
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Her look made him feel very restive and intensely reserved.
The Way of Ambition
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I thought they must be very restive animals, but it turned out to be a joke.
Olivia in India
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When he came, the caliph said: 'Ja'far, I am very restive tonight and in a bad humour.
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
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He was very restive.
The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight
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On the other side of the savant was a lively talker, Matthews by name, who grew very restive under the process.
From a College Window
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The Raiders who had been put into irons were very restive under the infliction, and begged Hill daily to release them.
Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons
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When the latter so arrogantly assumed the command, Hiens became very restive, and was waiting for an opportunity to dethrone him.
The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, ...
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The inmates of Crab K were now very restive and uneasy, for they were on short rations, both of food and water.
The Great War Syndicate
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Anything much less useful than a lee lower studding-sail is hard to imagine, but by this time the admiral was getting very restive.
The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 / The Embodiment of the Sea Power o...
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