restless
adjective
characterized by or showing inability to remain at rest.
restlessly
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a word derived from
restless.
Example Sentences
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Family members and friends stood around restlessly in the waiting room, where a hospital worker tried to maintain order in the chaos.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Musk had been an early investor in Hassabis’s AI company, DeepMind, which was three years into its restlessly ambitious pursuit of artificial general intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
And Prince Harry's testimony was disarmingly candid, restlessly baring his feelings, and suggesting that his departure from the UK was still unresolved.
From BBC ● May 2, 2025
“I need to learn to make the sweetness stay,” Holter sings, restlessly navigating the song’s mazelike structure.
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2024
The deputy passed the note to Leahy, who found Burkhart in his cell pacing restlessly.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
