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Restive
Webster's Dictionary
(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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Restive'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/r/restive.html. 1828.