Definitions
impatient especially under restriction or delay
Word origin
Modification of earlier restiff, from Middle English restyf, from Old French restif, from rester (“to stay, remain”), from Latin restō.
Used in a sentence
“The horses were now more restive than ever, and Johann was trying to hold them in.”
“[...] news of their defeat had spread across the countryside and made the animals on the neighbouring farms more restive than ever.”
“But a restive class of Google executives worry that the company is showing cracks.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Defiant in mood”7 letters
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