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1. Unable to keep still or silent and becoming increasingly difficult to control, often because of impatience, dissatisfaction, or boredom
2. Resisting control; difficult to control
1. The audience grew restive as the lecture stretched on for over two hours.
2. Even the usually calm Wonder Woman became restive when forced to wait in line for too long.
3. Shinchan becomes restive whenever he's told to do his homework instead of playing with Kazama.
4. In 'The Shawshank Redemption', Andy Dufresne felt restive in prison and planned an elaborate escape.