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Origin of restive

1375–1425; rest² + -ive; replacing late Middle English restif stationary, balking <Old French: inert

OTHER WORDS FROM restive

res·tive·ly, adverbres·tive·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH restive

restful, restive

Words nearby restive

resting cell, resting place, resting tidal volume, restitute, restitution, restive, restless, restless cavy, restless legs syndrome, restlessness, rest mass

How to use restive in a sentence

Curiously, the way Below Zero oscillates from long restive stretches between points of interest to short bursts of perilous activity absorbed my attention in ways many more-frenzied popular horror games don’t.
‘Subnautica: Below Zero’: Hold your breath and dive in|Christopher Byrd|June 11, 2021|Washington Post
Workers had to sign a “Conditions of Employment” slip that listed “agitation” and “insubordination” as grounds for firing, and those living in the company town risked losing their home if they were seen as being too restive.
Lessons From Bessemer: What Amazon’s Union Defeat Means for the American Labor Movement|by Alec MacGillis|April 13, 2021|ProPublica
International border tensions have defined the restive region, which has been heavily militarized, with civil protests and terror attacks over several decades.
Any US president would take India’s side over Kashmir|Manavi Kapur|October 16, 2020|Quartz
The U.S. launched campaigns in the restive Iraqi city of Fallujah and a surge campaign in Baghdad.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

The U.S. military is finally starting to train Iraqi troops to fight ISIS in restive Anbar province.
Pentagon Insider on New Plan to Fight ISIS: ‘Of Course It’s Not Enough’|Nancy A. Youssef|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The great exception, of course, was Ireland, its most restive component.
Wounds of World War I Have Yet to Heal|Michael F. Bishop|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On Friday, the restive Ukrainian parliament, now dominated by her political allies, voted to free her.
Yulia Tymoshenko: She's No Angel|Christopher Dickey|February 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Levinson pointed to the the SInai Peninsula, the restive swath of desert that links Israel to Egypt.
The Egypt Crackdown and Israeli-Palestinian Talks|Ali Gharib|August 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A handsome soldier on a restive bay mare came next, and behind him a huge touring car with a pompous black chauffeur.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch|Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
Long grass bordered the road on either side, and Barrington's horse suddenly shied and became restive.
The Light That Lures|Percy Brebner
Even the platform supporters grew restive unconsciously, and stirred and coughed.
The New Machiavelli|Herbert George Wells
Whatever court he went to (and he was often obliged to go to restive and refractory ones) he brought them into his measures.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845|Various
But sometimes, as now, she was restive under his too close scrutiny.
Quin|Alice Hegan Rice

British Dictionary definitions for restive

restive

/ (ˈrɛstɪv) /

adjective

restless, nervous, or uneasy

impatient of control or authority

Derived forms of restive

restively, adverbrestiveness, noun

Word Origin for restive

C16: from Old French restif balky, from rester to remain

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