restive in French
restive in French is rétif — restive means feeling restless because you are being made to wait or are under someone else's control.
restive in French
rétif
What does "restive" mean?
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adj Feeling restless because you are being made to wait or are under someone else's control.
"The horses were now more restive than ever, and Johann was trying to hold them in."
- adj Hard to control and unwilling to obey.
- adj Unwilling to move, particularly forwards.
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restive in a sentence
- The horses were now more restive than ever, and Johann was trying to hold them in.
- But a restive class of Google executives worry that the company is showing cracks.
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What is "restive" in French?
"restive" in French is rétif. restive means: Feeling restless because you are being made to wait or are under someone else's control.
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