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Restless

//ˈɹɛstlɪs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Not allowing or affording rest.

    "The night before his wedding was a restless one."

  2. 2
    Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving.

    "He was a restless child."

  3. 3
    Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose; eager for change; discontented.

    "A restless ambition."

  4. 4
    Deprived of rest or sleep.

    "They remained restless, sitting by the window the entire night."

Adjective
  1. 1
    worried and uneasy wordnet
  2. 2
    ceaselessly in motion wordnet
  3. 3
    lacking or not affording physical or mental rest wordnet
  4. 4
    nervous and unable to relax wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English restles, restelees, from Old English ræstlēas, equivalent to rest + -less.

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