Dictionary
res•tive
Pronunciation: (res'tiv), [key]—
adj.
1. impatient of control, restraint, or delay, as persons; restless; uneasy.
2. refractory; stubborn.
3. refusing to go forward; balky:
a restive horse. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.