restive

About 0.49 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Impatient under delay, duress, or control.
2. adjective Resistant to control; stubborn.
3. adjective Refusing to move, especially in a forward direction.

Similar words

impatient nervy edgy high-strung overstrung jumpy jittery uptight tense nervous

Often followed by

under and at in horse as about with over

Word family

restively restiveness restivenesses