All 3 Uses of
restive
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Far from the Madding Crowd
- These two seemed to keep at a distance from the fire, that the horse might not become restive.†
Chpt 4-6 *
- Troy introduced himself to the manager by taming a restive horse of the troupe, hitting a suspended apple with a pistol-bullet fired from the animal's back when in full gallop, and other feats.†
Chpt 49-51
- Her manner was restive, for she remembered her promise, and imagined what he was about to say.†
Chpt 52-54
Definition:
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(restive) uneasy, impatient, and difficult to control