restless
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lɪs adjective
1.
characterized by or showing inability to remain at rest: a restless mood.
2.
unquiet or uneasy, as a person, the mind, or the heart.
3.
never at rest; perpetually agitated or in motion: the restless sea.
4.
without rest; without restful sleep: a restless night.
5.
unceasingly active; averse to quiet or inaction, as persons: a restless crowd.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | unable to stay still or quiet |
| 2. | ceaselessly active or moving: the restless wind |
| 3. | worried; anxious; uneasy |
| 4. | not restful; without repose: a restless night |
| 'restlessly | |
| —adv | |
| 'restlessness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
restless
O.E. restleas "deprived of sleep," from rest (1) + -leas "-less." A general Gmc. compound (cf. Fris. restleas, Ger. rastlos, Dan. rastlös, Du. rusteloos). Meaning "stirring constantly, desirous of action" is attested from late 15c.
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Example sentences
Her eye never became jaded, her ardor for what was new and alive never diminished, and her language remained restless.
Its share price has languished for the past five years and shareholders are restless.
As casualties mounted, some army officers grew restless and began plotting a coup, which was foiled in its planning stages.
The book won its readers over with its variety, its restless energy, its impatience with the proprieties.
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