a restive audience. A restive, resurgent Germany, ten years after the abyss of total defeat... (Newsweek).
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res´tive|ly — res|tive «REHS tihv», adjective. 1. restless; uneasy: »a restive audience. A restive, resurgent Germany, ten years after the abyss of total defeat... (Newsweek). 2. hard to manage: »a restive child. SYNONYM(S): intractable, refractory … Useful english dictionary
res´tive|ness — res|tive «REHS tihv», adjective. 1. restless; uneasy: »a restive audience. A restive, resurgent Germany, ten years after the abyss of total defeat... (Newsweek). 2. hard to manage: »a restive child. SYNONYM(S): intractable, refractory … Useful english dictionary
res·tive — … Useful english dictionary
ar|res|tive — «uh REHS tihv», adjective. serving to arrest … Useful english dictionary
tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… … English syllables
res — ac·ri·do·the·res; ad·u·la·res·cence; an·ti·res·o·nance; api·ko·res; ar·bo·res·cence; ar·bo·res·cent; ar·res·ta·tion; ar·res·tive; ba·res·ma; be·res·o·vite; cal·o·res·cence; car·dio·res·pi·ra·to·ry; cath·o·do·flu·o·res·cence; clam·a·to·res;… … English syllables
res|ti|tu|tive — «REHS tuh TOO tihv, TYOO », adjective. having to do with restitution … Useful english dictionary
res|ur|rec|tive — «REHZ uh REHK tihv», adjective. causing resurrection; bringing the dead to life … Useful english dictionary
restive — res·tive … English syllables
restively — res·tive·ly … English syllables
