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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resty

The third, the resty one, springing backwards past me, almost on his haunches, jerked his halter wide of my clutch, and in a moment was galloping full flight down the slope.

From Corporal Sam and Other Stories by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

One, though the froth froze on him, was sweating like a resty colt.

From Corporal Sam and Other Stories by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

Weariness Can snore upon the flint, when resty sloth Finds the down pillow hard.

From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by John Bartlett

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 Harry Leon Wilson

Why, my lord,   He told me of a resty Barbary horse   Which he would fain have brought to the career,   The sault, and the ring galliard: now, my lord,   I have a rare French rider.

From The White Devil by John Webster

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