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RESTIVE RESTIFF

\ɹˈɛstɪv ɹɪstˈɪf], \ɹˈɛstɪv ɹɪstˈɪf], \ɹ_ˈɛ_s_t_ɪ_v ɹ_ɪ_s_t_ˈɪ_f]\

Definitions of RESTIVE RESTIFF

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(Of horse) refusing to advance, stubbornly standing still or moving backwards or sideways. jibbing, refractory; (of person) unmanageable, rejecting control. Hence restively adv., restiveness n. [old French]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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