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tive
Comparative
more restive
Superlative
most restive
1
feeling a sense of unease or agitation that prevents one from finding peace or relaxation
- Workers left the meeting in a restive mood, unsettled by uncertainty around pending layoffs.
- The persistent pain in his leg made him restive, unable to find comfort or relaxation.
- She became increasingly restive as the deadline approached, feeling the weight of stress and expectation.
2
impatient to move or progress, especially due to confinement or obstruction from desired movement
- Officials felt restive as the long negotiations dragged on without any sign of breakthrough.
- Restive shareholders pressed corporate leadership for strategic adjustments to revive sluggish growth.
- Protesters became more restive in their demands for change the longer their calls went unheard.
- The restive students fidgeted in their seats as the lecture dragged on.
- After hours of waiting in the cramped room, the passengers became restive.