resty

American  

[rest-ee] / ˈrɛst i /

adjective

restier, restiest

1. Dialect. refusing to cooperate; resistant or unruly.

2. Dialect. disinclined to move or work; lazy or lethargic.

3. Informal. characterized by rest or relaxation.

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Example Sentences

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Then afteh while Little Miss she git resty an' tehible fractious an' she go off t' Baltimoah t' teach in th' young ladies' educationals, an' Miss Cahline she still theah waitin' fo' me.

From The Boss of Little Arcady by Wilson, Harry Leon

I have escaped, thanks 033 to my mistress's lingua França: I'll steal to my chamber, shift my perriwig and clothes; and then, with the help of resty Gervase, concert the business of the next campaign.

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 by Scott, Walter, Sir

"He's in his dog-cart at the door, and his horse that resty, he says he can't come in; but he won't keep Miss Deleah a minute."

From Mrs. Day's Daughters by Mann, Mary E.

Such as, but scant them of their chines of beef And take away their downy featherbeds, And presently they are as resty stiff, As twere a many over ridden jades.

From King Edward III by Shakespeare (spurious and doubtful works)

You'l lie down shortly, get you in and work;                  What are you grown so resty? you want ears,                  We shall have some of the Court boys do that Office.

From The Maids Tragedy by Fletcher, John