Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Restive

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Restive


Subjects in this Topic:

(1):

(a.) Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition; refractory.

(2):

(a.) Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting about; -- applied especially to horses.

(3):

(a.) Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back.

(4):

(a.) Inactive; sluggish.