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Our people were very restive, saying that they could not sit under that notice, and that if the National Board did not call them out soon they would go out of themselves.
Rose Schneiderman

Meaning of "restive" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RESTIVE

From Old French restif balky, from rester to remain.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RESTIVE

restive  [ˈrɛstɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RESTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Restive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES RESTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of restive in the English dictionary

The definition of restive in the dictionary is restless, nervous, or uneasy. Other definition of restive is impatient of control or authority.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RESTIVE


adjustive
əˈdʒʌstɪv
aerodigestive
ˌɛərəʊdɪˈdʒɛstɪv
arrestive
əˈrestɪv
assistive
əˈsɪstɪv
autosuggestive
ˌɔːtəʊsəˈdʒɛstɪv
combustive
kəmˈbʌstɪv
congestive
kənˈdʒɛstɪv
contrastive
kənˈtrɑːstɪv
costive
ˈkɒstɪv
decongestive
ˌdɪkənˈdʒɛstɪv
digestive
dɪˈdʒɛstɪv
egestive
ɪˈdʒɛstɪv
exhaustive
ɪɡˈzɔːstɪv
festive
ˈfɛstɪv
indigestive
ˌɪndɪˈdʒɛstɪv
ingestive
ɪnˈdʒɛstɪv
intempestive
ˌɪntɛmˈpɛstɪv
resistive
rɪˈzɪstɪv
suggestive
səˈdʒɛstɪv
tempestive
tɛmˈpɛstɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RESTIVE

restiform
restimulate
restimulation
resting
resting place
restitch
restitute
restitution
restitutionism
restitutionist
restitutive
restitutor
restitutory
restively
restiveness
restless
restless spirit
restlessly
restlessness
resto

WORDS THAT END LIKE RESTIVE

active
alternative
automotive
competitive
contragestive
cooperative
creative
effective
executive
in the negative
interactive
locorestive
maladjustive
native
negative
persistive
perspective
positive
relative
stive

Synonyms and antonyms of restive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RESTIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «restive» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of restive

Translation of «restive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RESTIVE

Find out the translation of restive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of restive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «restive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

躁动不安
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

intranquila
570 millions of speakers

English

restive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अशांत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متململ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

своенравным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

restive
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অশান্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rétif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tegas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unruhig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

反抗的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반항적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Restive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bướng bỉnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூர்க்கமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्वस्थ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

huzursuz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

irrequieto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niespokojny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

норовливим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neliniștit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανήσυχο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

steeks
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

restive
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

urolige
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of restive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RESTIVE»

The term «restive» is regularly used and occupies the 85.076 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RESTIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about restive

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QUOTES WITH «RESTIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word restive.
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Rose Schneiderman
Our people were very restive, saying that they could not sit under that notice, and that if the National Board did not call them out soon they would go out of themselves.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RESTIVE»

Discover the use of restive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to restive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An Historical Geography of Modern Australia: The Restive Fringe
In this major new study, J.G. Powell presents a truly authoritative and comprehensive historical geography of Australia during the second century of immigrant occupation.
Joseph Michael Powell, 1991
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Never Give a Lady a Restive Horse: A 19th Century Handbook ...
A 19th Century Handbook of Etiquette Thomas Edie Hill. 7O LETTERS OF LETTERS ASKING AND GRANTING FAVORS. 71 Letters Asking Favors. Q. APOLOG Y. ultl . '2 I-e ETTERS of Excuse should be written \ as promptly as may be.
Thomas Edie Hill, 1968
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The Metropolitan Magazine
The finish is a fractured limb, from a rear or a runaway, the poor brute is set down as restive, aDd in fact becomes more or less a misanthrope for the rest of his days. I have seen the gentle and brave, under such circumstances, act very ...
‎1839
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The European Magazine, and London Review
Restive '.. .Mr. Don ton. Somerville Mr. PniLtpps. Dr. Truckle Mr. Lovbcrove. Forage Mr. Kvhjrt. Gregory Mr. Oxberry. t ook Mr. Mardocks. Gardener Mr. Evans. Simon Mr. Chatterley. Marian Ramsay Miss Drive an. Mrs. Ramsay Miss Tioswell.
‎1812
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Kaplan GRE Exam 2010: Strategies, Practice, and Review
RESTIVE : ○ crucial ○ content ○ active ○ rousing ○ striated ETS loves words like restive, that don't necessarily sound like what they mean. You might see the word rest in restive and think that restive means resting and pick active as the ...
Kaplan, 2009
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THE EUROPEAN MAGAZINE, AND LONDON REVIEW, CONTAINING ...
TV tceae opens with Restive, a half- righted politician, who, we understand, bas dlaahrrited Sotnervi Ur, hi., nephew, as a presumed profligate. Restive has a confidential aaodatrin l)r. Truckle, who is, apparently, tie frirad af Restive, bat, ...
‎1812
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Combinatorial Game Theory:
Restive. and. Restless. Games. Suppose that G is wild but every option of G is tame. By Theorem 2.7(a), we know that there are exactly four possible discriminants for G. Each choice of discriminant gives rise to a different family of genera, ...
Aaron N. Siegel, 2013
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The Farmer's Magazine
THE RESTIVE HORSE. In a previous article, I spoke of vicious and unruly horses, under which description the restive horse might be correctly enough placed ; but, as there are many vicious and unruly horses, which, strictly speaking, cannot ...
‎1836
9
Robert Hartwell Fiske's Dictionary of Unendurable English: A ...
restless Misused for restive. ° Now there is talk of intervening in the turmoil aflTicting Serbia'S restless province of Kosovo. USE restive. More disheartening Still is the use of restive to mean the near opposite of what it does mean, to mean  ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2011
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Garner's Modern American Usage
See restive. rest in peace. See r.i.p. restitutionary; ✳restitutional; ✳restitutive; ✳ restitutory. Unabridged dictionaries generally record only ✳restitutive and ✳ restitutory. But in law—where the subject of restitution is most common—the standard ...
Bryan Garner, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RESTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term restive is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mitch McConnell summons restive Republicans for combative sitdown
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell got his hands on something he believed to be damning: An email from Sen. Mike Lee's aide to conservative activists ... «Politico, Jul 15»
2
Band of gunmen attack civilians in Mexico's restive Guerrero state …
CHILPANCINGO, Mexico — Mexican officials say seven people have been killed in an ambush in a restive southern state. A statement from Guerrero state ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
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Pakistani Military Says 14 Militants Killed in Restive Area
Pakistan's military says its jets have killed 14 militants in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border. A statement released by the military says some ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
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Rare access to China's restive far west
(CNN) Understanding a person means understanding the surrounding context, which is why Raphael Fournier captures both with his camera lens. "When I take ... «CNN, Jun 15»
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Taxi operators in HWT restive – JATOO
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Taxi drivers who use Half-Way-Tree, St Andrew, as a central point are restive. In a release, Monday, the Jamaica Association of Transport ... «Jamaica Observer, Jun 15»
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Bomb explodes next to armored vehicle in Egypt's restive Sinai …
El-ARISH, Egypt – An Egyptian security official says a bomb struck an armored police vehicle in the restive northern part of the Sinai Peninsula, killing an officer ... «Fox News, Jun 15»
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Restive Tories force Cameron into retreat
David Cameron's apparent attempt to impose discipline on Tory eurosceptics unravelled on Monday as he was forced to retreat in the face of strong criticism ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
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EU Brokers Deal for Early Elections in a Restive Macedonia
The European Union has brokered a deal in Macedonia that would set early elections in April 2016 to end months of protests and violence in the country, ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
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15 wounded in 2 explosions in restive southern Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — At least 15 people have been wounded in two separate blasts that hit a police camp in a restive southern Philippine province where ... «Yahoo News, May 15»
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2 political candidates fatally shot in restive Mexico states
2 political candidates fatally shot in restive Mexico states. Originally published May 15, 2015 at 6:25 pm Updated May 15, 2015 at 8:55 pm. The wake for Enrique ... «The Seattle Times, May 15»

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