- restive res·tive adj
- ['rɛstɪv]
(person) irrequieto (-a), nervoso (-a), agitato (-a), (horse) restio (-a)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
restive res·tive adj
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restive — res•tive [[t]ˈrɛs tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) impatient of control, restraint, or delay, as persons; restless; uneasy 2) obstinately uncooperative; stubborn; balky • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME restif stationary, balking < OF: inert; see rest II, ive… … From formal English to slang
restive — res|tive [ˈrestıv] adj written [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: restif refusing to move , from rester; REST1] dissatisfied or bored with your situation, and impatient for it to change ▪ Communist leaders struggled to rule over increasingly … Dictionary of contemporary English
