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Restively

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Adverb

1. restively

in a restive manner

Example Sentences:
'he sat down again, restively'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Restively

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adjective
1. 
restless, nervous, or uneasy
2. 
impatient of control or authority

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Restively

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adjective
1. 
refusing to go forward; balky, as a horse
2. 
hard to control; unruly; refractory
3. 
nervous or impatient under pressure or restraint; restless; unsettled

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Restively

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adj.
1.
a. Uneasily impatient or hard to control under restriction, opposition, criticism, or delay: Passengers on board the delayed airliner began to grow restive.
b. Characterized by impatience or an absence of calm; unsettled: had a restive feeling that something wasn't quite right.
2. Refusing to move. Used of a horse or other animal.

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