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restive

/ˈɹestɪv/REH-stiv
/ˈɹɛstɪv/REH-stiv

Meaningunwilling to move

Common meaning: restless or impatient under restraint

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchrestif‘unwilling to move’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftsunwilling to move → to rest, remainrester‘to rest, remain’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto rest, remain → restless or impatient under restraintrestive‘restless or impatient under restraint’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old French restif ‘unwilling to move’.

Roots

  • restif Old French “unwilling to move”

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