[RES-tiv]
adjective
Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn.
Upon hearing news that she’d be serving 90 days in prison, Lindsay Lohan’s brow-beaten, coked-out mug looked quite restive.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Restive.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/restive. Accessed 9 May 2025.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “restive”, accessed May 9, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/restive.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Restive. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved May 9, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/restive