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restiveness
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Restive \Rest"ive\ (r?st"?v), a. [OF. restif, F. r['e]tif, fr. L. restare to stay back, withstand, resist. See Rest remainder, and cf. Restiff .] . Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back. Restive or resty, ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters [syn: jitteriness , jumpiness , nervousness ] characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright [syn: skittishness ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The characteristic of being restive.
Usage examples of restiveness.
It was the misfortune of that age that there was no firm moral order to counter the restiveness and upheaval engendered by the tremendously rapid increase in the human population.
The British Cabinet that year was wrestling with a huge trade deficit, slumping popularity polls, and restiveness over a divided mood on European policy.