Dictionary Entry
restive
restive is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back.
- 2adjective
Inactive; sluggish.
- 3adjective
Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition; refractory.
- 4adjective
Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting about; -- applied especially to horses.
- 5adjective
impatient especially under restriction or delay
"the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive"
- 6adjective
being in a tense state
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