Restive vs Twitchy - What's the difference?
restive | twitchy | Related terms |
Impatient under delay, duress, or control.
* 1914 , :
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Resistant of control; stubborn.
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Refusing to move, especially in a forward direction.
susceptible to twitching a lot.
(figuratively) irritable, cranky
* 2011 , Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/15210221.stm]
Restive is a related term of twitchy.
As adjectives the difference between restive and twitchy
is that restive is impatient under delay, duress, or control while twitchy is susceptible to twitching a lot.restive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The horses were now more restive than ever, and Johann was trying to hold them in.
- Yet I am of opinion, this defect arises chiefly from a perverse, restive disposition; for they are cunning, malicious, treacherous, and revengeful.
Synonyms
* (impatient under duress) anxious, champing at the bit, fidgety, restless, uneasy * (resistant of control) disobedient, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, uncooperative, unruly * (refusing to move) balkyDerived terms
* restively * restivenessAnagrams
* *twitchy
English
Adjective
(er)- Johnson's contract expires in November, and four weeks as memorable for scandals off the pitch as any achievements on it will do little to appease the notoriously twitchy committee-men at the Rugby Football Union.