4. Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting about; --
applied especially to horses. Trench.
-- Rest"ive, adv. -- Rest"ive*ness, n.
Rest"less, a. [AS. restleás.] 1. Never resting; unquiet; uneasy;
continually moving; as, a restless child. Chaucer. "Restless revolution
day by day." Milton.
2. Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose or quiet;
eager for change; discontented; as, restless schemers; restless
ambition; restless subjects. "Restless at home , and ever prone to
range." Dryden.