restive[adjective]Synonyms: restless, edgy, fidgety, impatient, jumpy, nervous, on edge
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
res‧tive /ˈrestɪv/
adjective written[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: 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 restive populations.—restively adverb—restiveness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲