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Restive

adjective

/ˈɹɛstɪv/

Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.adjectiveImpatient under delay, duress, or control.

2.adjectiveResistant to control; stubborn.

3.adjectiveRefusing to move, especially in a forward direction.

Synonyms

anxious champing at the bit fidgety restless uneasy balky disobedient rebellious recalcitrant refractory uncooperative unruly

Rhymes With

suggestive festive digestive congestive abreast of best of esteve divest of

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