Restive (adjective)
Impatient under delay, duress, or control.
Restive (adjective)
Resistant to control; stubborn.
Restive (adjective)
Refusing to move, especially in a forward direction.
Restless (adjective)
Not allowing or affording rest.
“The night before his wedding was a restless one.”
Restless (adjective)
Without rest; unable to be moving.
“He was a restless child.”
“She sat, restless and nervous, and tried to concentrate.”
Restless (adjective)
Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose; eager for change; discontented.
“A restless ambition.”
Restless (adjective)
Deprived of rest or sleep.
“They remained restless, sitting by the window the entire night.”
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