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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