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   restive

   /ˈrɛstɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) unable to remain still, silent, or submissive, especially because of boredom or dissatisfaction: "the crowd had been waiting for hours and many were becoming restive" Similar restlessfidgetyedgyon edgetenseuneasyill at easeworked upnervousagitatedanxiouson tenterhookskeyed upapprehensiveunquietimpatientnervyinformal:jumpyjitterytwitchyuptightwiredlike a cat on a hot tin rooflike a cat on hot bricksstressyunrulydisorderlyout of controluncontrollableunmanageableungovernableunbiddabledisobedientdefiantup in armswilfulrecalcitrantrefractoryinsubordinatedisaffecteddissentiousriotousrebelliousmutinousseditiousinsurgentinsurrectionaryinsurrectionistrevolutionaryinformal:bolshiearchaic:contumaciousOpposite calmbiddablepeaceable
   • ▪ (of a horse) stubbornly standing still or moving backwards or sideways; refusing to advance: "both their horses became restive at once"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Old French restif, -ive, from Latin restare ‘remain’. The original sense, ‘inclined to remain still’, has undergone a reversal; the association with the refractory movements of a horse gave rise to the current sense ‘restless’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. restively adverb
   • 2. restiveness noun

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   6 days ago · The Associated Press. PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- At least 25 people have been killed in days of clashes between armed Shiites and Sunni Muslims over a lingering land dispute in northwest Pakistan, officials said Wednesday.

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   1 day ago · Definition. Ideal case. A piece of resistive material with electrical contacts on both ends. In an ideal case, cross-section and physical composition of the examined material are uniform across the sample, and the electric field and current density are both parallel and constant everywhere.

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