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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Restless \Rest"less\, a. [AS. restle['a]s.]
1. Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a
restless child. --Chaucer. "Restless revolution day by
day." --Milton.
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2. Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose
or quiet; eager for change; discontented; as, restless
schemers; restless ambition; restless subjects. "Restless
at home, and ever prone to range." --Dryden.
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3. Deprived of rest or sleep.
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Restless he passed the remnants of the night.
--Dryden.
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4. Passed in unquietness; as, the patient has had a restless
night.
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5. Not affording rest; as, a restless chair. --Cowper.
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{Restless thrush}. (Zool.) See {Grinder}, 3.
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Syn: Unquiet; uneasy; disturbed; disquieted; sleepless;
agitated; unsettled; roving; wandering.
[1913 Webster] -- {Rest"less*ly}, adv.-
{Rest"less*ness}, n.
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