restive

Hindu restiveness over representation of the faith in Western culture has grown over the years.
Animated Film Roils Hindus in Queens|Salil Tripathi|July 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Those others had now begun to show signs of restiveness; but the gulf was as wide as ever.
The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920|Various
The trained horses, being all together, had shown themselves wonderfully free from restiveness.
Forging the Blades|Bertram Mitford
At this Praga showed signs of restiveness, while von Nauheim agreed eagerly.
A Dash .. .. .. For a Throne|Arthur W. Marchmont

Her restiveness is absolutely alluring, and excites all my hunting instinct.
Man and Maid|Elinor Glyn
For Alcock, who never removed his feet from the rudder-bars, the feeling of restiveness must have been painfully uncomfortable.
Flying the Atlantic in Sixteen Hours|Arthur Whitten Brown

British Dictionary definitions for restiveness

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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