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restless

[ rest-lis ]

adjective

  1. characterized by or showing inability to remain at rest:

    a restless mood.

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  2. unquiet or uneasy, as a person, the mind, or the heart.

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  3. never at rest; perpetually agitated or in motion:

    the restless sea.

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  4. without rest; without restful sleep:

    a restless night.

  5. unceasingly active; averse to quiet or inaction, as persons:

    a restless crowd.



restless

/ ˈɛٱɪ /

adjective

  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

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Derived Forms

  • ˈٱԱ, noun
  • ˈٱ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·· adverb
  • ··Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of restless1

First recorded before before 1000; Middle English restles, Old English ٱŧ; rest 1, -less
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The government is hoping to reassure some recipients, and indeed some restless Labour MPs, that they will not lose out when welfare reforms are unveiled later on Tuesday.

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‘I felt scattered and restless in my thoughts,’ she said.

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The natives are restless, even if apathy overshadows anger, after a 4-0 defeat and a sixth consecutive loss at home without scoring in the Premier League - a new record in English top-flight history.

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Osborn can sound like a factory man from a Bruce Springsteen song, a character whose youthful exuberance and restless sense of escape have been tempered by life’s hard awakenings.

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But Gaza — marked by decades of bloodshed — is a uniquely volatile addition to the roll call of lands whose sovereignty and assets have come under Trump’s restless eye.

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