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restive

/ˈɹɛstɪv/
adjective
  1. Impatient under delay, duress, or control.

  2. Resistant to control; stubborn.

  3. Refusing to move, especially in a forward direction.

Synonymsanxious, champing at the bit, fidgety, restless, uneasy, balky

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