restively

res·tive

 (rĕs′tĭv)

adj.

1.

a. Uneasily impatient or hard to control under restriction, opposition, criticism, or delay: Passengers on board the delayed airliner began to grow restive.

b. Characterized by impatience or an absence of calm; unsettled: had a restive feeling that something wasn't quite right.

2. Refusing to move. Used of a horse or other animal.

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[Middle English restif, stationary, from Old French, from rester, to remain, from Latin restāre, to keep back : re-, re- + stāre, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

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res′tive·ly adv.

res′tive·ness n.

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Adv.

1.

restively - in a restive manner; "he sat down again, restively"

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Translations

بِتَمَلْمُل، بِعَدَم إرْتِياح

nervózně

unruhig

nerveusement

eirîarlaust

sabırsızlıkla

倔强地焦躁不安地

restive

(ˈrestiv) adjective

beginning to show displeasure, impatience, boredom etc eg at delay, discipline etc; restless. rusteloos مُتَمَلْمِل، غَيْر مُرْتاح непокорен impaciente netrpělivý unruhig utilfreds; rastløs ανήσυχος, εκνευρισμένος, που δυσφορεί inquieto; impaciente kärsitu بی قرار؛ ناتو؛ بد لگام levoton impatient, nerveux לא שָקֵט अड़ियल, नियंत्रण से बाहर, काबू से बाहर nepokoran, jogunast ideges gelisah eirðarlaus impaziente 落着かない 차분하지 못한 neramus, nepaklusnus nemierīgs; nepacietīgs resah, gelisah rusteloosutålmodig, rastløs, keinerwowy سركښ، نااّرام ،عصبى impaciente neastâmpărat, agitat, nervos нетерпеливый;беспокойный netrpezlivý nestrpen nemiran rastlös, otålig เริ่มแสดงความกระวนกระวาย sabırsız, tez canlı 焦躁不安的，不耐煩的 упертий, норовливий بے قرار bồn chồn 焦躁不安的烦躁的，倔强的

ˈrestively adverb

rusteloos بِتَمَلْمُل، بِعَدَم إرْتِياح непокорно impacientemente nervózně unruhig utilfredst; rastløst ανήσυχα con impaciencia/nerviosismo kärsitult با ناراحتی levottomasti nerveusement בְּאִי שֶׁקֶט बचैनी से, दुर्दमनीयता से nepokorno, jogunasto csökönyösen, idegesen dengan gelisah eirðarlaust nervosamente 落着かないで 차분하지 못하게 neramiai, nepaklusniai nemierīgi; nepacietīgi dengan resah, dengan gelisah rusteloosrastløst, utålmodig nerwowo په نا آرامی impacientemente cu neastâmpăr беспокойно nervózne nestrpno nemirno rastlöst, otåligt อย่างกระวนกระวาย sabırsızlıkla 焦躁不安地，不耐煩地 уперто بے قراری سے một cách bồn chồn 焦躁不安地，倔强地

ˈrestiveness noun

rusteloosheid تَمَلْمُل، عَدَم إرْتِياح непокорство impaciência nervozita die Unruhe utilfredshed; rastløshed δυσφορία, δυσανασχέτηση inquietud, impaciencia, nerviosismo kärsitus نا رضایی levottomuus nervositéעצבנות बेचैनी nepokornost, nemirnost csökönyösség, nyugtalanság kegelisahan, ketidaksabaran eirðarleysi impazienza そわそわ 차분하지 못함 neramumas, nepaklusnumas nemierīgums; nepacietība keresahan, kegelisahan rusteloosheidrastløshet, utålmodighet nerwowość په ترورتيا،په ناكر ارى، ناارامى، لالياندتوب ترورتيا impaciência neastâmpăr беспокойство nervozita nestrpnost nemirnost rastlöshet, otålighet ความกระวนกระวาย sabırsızlık 焦躁不安，不耐煩 упертість بے قراری sự bồn chồn 焦躁不安，倔强

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