restive Betydning & definition

Eksempler på restive

• The scholars present grew restive, until one asked if the author herself had a view on the matter.

• In particular, the task of getting the economy to grow so that the restive labour force could be gainfully employed must be considered a remarkable achievement.

• Anger reminds us again that the hermenutical tradition insists that authors have no special standing and, presumably, the scholars ought not to have been restive.

• Indeed, our impression has been that he has been extremely restive under the administrative framework within which he has had to operate.

• The farmers are getting restive about the strict credit controls and high prices of agricultural machinery.

• That a bad rider produces a restive horse is a commonplace.

• There were naturally some restive murmurings among the workers.

• He is not at his best when he seems restive.