restive
res·tive
restive · more restive · most restive
störrisch
Impatient under delay, duress, or controlImpatient under delay, duress, or control.
/ˈɹɛstɪv/
» The politician's unctuous smile failed to calm the restive crowd demanding real answers.
Meaning
3 sensesImpatient under delay, duress, or control.
impatient especially under restriction or delay
Resistant to control; stubborn.
störrisch
Refusing to move, especially in a forward direction.
Examples
2 sentencesThe politician's unctuous smile failed to calm the restive crowd demanding real answers.
The boardroom grew restive when the CEO discussed complex arbitrage strategies no one fully understood.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
resistant of control; stubborn:
Origin
Modification of earlier restiff, from Middle English restyf, from Old French restif, fromModification of earlier restiff, from Middle English restyf, from Old French restif, from rester (“to stay, remain”), from Latin restō.
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Forms
more restive, most restive| Comparative | more restive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most restive Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
20 synonymsanxiousA2uneasyA2rebelliousB2balkyB2fidgetyrestlessdisobedientrecalcitrantrefractoryuncooperativeunrulychamping at the bit
Close in meaning
- being in a tense state:edgyhigh-strunghighly strungjitteryjumpynervyoverstrunguptight
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedrestiveness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form