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restive

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Adjective

impatient especially under restriction or delay
- the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive

being in a tense state

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Synonyms:
edgy high-strung highly strung jittery jumpy nervy overstrung uptight

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "restive":
reactive rejective resistive restive rostov rectify
Words contain "restive":
restive restively restiveness
Words contain "restive" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
restive restively

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