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单词 restive
释义 restive
 —restively,  adv.   —restiveness,  n.  
 /res"tiv/,  adj.  
  1. impatient of control, restraint, or delay, as persons; restless; uneasy.
  2. refractory; stubborn.
  3. refusing to go forward; balky: a restive horse.
 [1375-1425; REST2 + -IVE; r. late ME restif stationary, balking < OF: inert]
 Syn. 1. nervous, unquiet. 2. recalcitrant, disobedient, obstinate.
 Ant. 1. patient, quiet. 2. obedient, tractable.
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