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   Rest·less

   /ˈres(t)ləs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or animal) unable to rest or relax as a result of anxiety or boredom: "the audience grew restless and inattentive" Similar uneasyill at easerestivefidgetyedgyon edgetenseworked upnervousagitatedanxiouson tenterhookskeyed upapprehensiveunquietimpatientnervyinformal:jumpyjitterytwitchyuptightwiredlike a cat on a hot tin rooflike a cat on hot bricksstressysleeplesswakefulinsomniacfitfulbrokendisturbedtroubledunsettleduncomfortabletossing and turningarchaic:watchfulrare:insomnolentOpposite calmpeaceful
   • ▪ offering no physical or emotional rest; involving constant activity or motion: "a restless night"

   Word Origin Old Englishrestlēas (see rest1, -less).

   Derivatives

   • 1. restlessly adverb

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