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Restive vs Jumpy - What's the difference?

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Restive is a related term of jumpy.


As adjectives the difference between restive and jumpy

is that restive is impatient under delay, duress, or control while jumpy is nervous and excited.

restive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Impatient under delay, duress, or control.
  • * 1914 , :
    • The horses were now more restive than ever, and Johann was trying to hold them in.
  • *
  • Resistant of control; stubborn.
  • *
    • Yet I am of opinion, this defect arises chiefly from a perverse, restive disposition; for they are cunning, malicious, treacherous, and revengeful.
  • Refusing to move, especially in a forward direction.

    • Synonyms

    * (impatient under duress) anxious, champing at the bit, fidgety, restless, uneasy * (resistant of control) disobedient, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, uncooperative, unruly * (refusing to move) balky

    Derived terms

    * restively * restiveness

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    jumpy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Nervous and excited.