† restiffnessn.

Forms: see restiff adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: restiff adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < restiff adj. + -ness suffix. Compare restiveness n.

Obsolete.

Restiveness.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > [noun] > intractability or recalcitrance

unbowsomeness1340

wincing1426

restiness?c1550

restiffness?1561

restiveness?1561

intractability1579

untractablenessa1600

indocility1648

non-compliance1648

intractableness1664

non-complying1687

uncompliableness1687

incompliance1708

non-cooperation1795

recalcitrancy1844

recalcitrance1845

uncompliability1880

bolshiness1975

?1561 T. Blundeville Newe Bk. Arte of Ryding iii. x. sig. B.v^v If youre horses restiffnesse proceadeth of vile courage, then ryde hym into some longe waye or lane closed in on both sides with wal, dike, quick-set or highe hedge.

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice i. 74 Neither shall you finde restifenesse or churlishnesse, except it spring from your owne furie.

1663 S. Patrick Parable of Pilgrim (1668) xxx. 351 He began to be so lazy and listless... He cured himself of this restiffness of spirit.

1730 M. Concanen Speculatist 23 I conferr'd with them,..whether my Lord ought not to have observed, and punished the Restiffness of his Servants.

1827 C. M. Sedgwick Hope Leslie (1842) I. 36 She made her own destiny conformable, not without some restiffness.

1873 Times 25 Apr. 9/5 The young men soon began to show restiffness under the novel restraint.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	restiffness
释义	† restiffnessn. Forms: see restiff adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: restiff adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < restiff adj. + -ness suffix. Compare restiveness n. Obsolete. Restiveness. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > [noun] > intractability or recalcitrance unbowsomeness1340 wincing1426 restiness?c1550 restiffness?1561 restiveness?1561 intractability1579 untractablenessa1600 indocility1648 non-compliance1648 intractableness1664 non-complying1687 uncompliableness1687 incompliance1708 non-cooperation1795 recalcitrancy1844 recalcitrance1845 uncompliability1880 bolshiness1975 ?1561 T. Blundeville Newe Bk. Arte of Ryding iii. x. sig. B.v^v If youre horses restiffnesse proceadeth of vile courage, then ryde hym into some longe waye or lane closed in on both sides with wal, dike, quick-set or highe hedge. 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice i. 74 Neither shall you finde restifenesse or churlishnesse, except it spring from your owne furie. 1663 S. Patrick Parable of Pilgrim (1668) xxx. 351 He began to be so lazy and listless... He cured himself of this restiffness of spirit. 1730 M. Concanen Speculatist 23 I conferr'd with them,..whether my Lord ought not to have observed, and punished the Restiffness of his Servants. 1827 C. M. Sedgwick Hope Leslie (1842) I. 36 She made her own destiny conformable, not without some restiffness. 1873 Times 25 Apr. 9/5 The young men soon began to show restiffness under the novel restraint. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < n.?1561
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