restive

The great exception, of course, was Ireland, its most restive component.

On Friday, the restive Ukrainian parliament, now dominated by her political allies, voted to free her.

Levinson pointed to the the SInai Peninsula, the restive swath of desert that links Israel to Egypt.

A handsome soldier on a restive bay mare came next, and behind him a huge touring car with a pompous black chauffeur.

Long grass bordered the road on either side, and Barrington's horse suddenly shied and became restive.

Even the platform supporters grew restive unconsciously, and stirred and coughed.

Whatever court he went to (and he was often obliged to go to restive and refractory ones) he brought them into his measures.

But sometimes, as now, she was restive under his too close scrutiny.