单词 | restiveness |
释义 | restivenessn. The quality or condition of being restive; refractoriness, obstinacy; restlessness, uneasiness. Formerly also, †rootedness or obstinacy of opinion; inertness (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > [noun] > intractability or recalcitrance unbowsomeness1340 wincing1426 restiness?c1550 restiffness?1561 restiveness?1561 intractability1579 untractablenessa1600 indocility1648 non-compliance1648 intractableness1664 non-complying1687 uncompliableness1687 incompliance1708 non-cooperation1795 recalcitrancy1844 recalcitrance1845 uncompliability1880 bolshiness1975 ?1561 T. Blundeville Newe Bk. Arte of Ryding iii. xii. sig. C. ii I warrant you to correct any maner of restiuenes. 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Ccc3v From whatsoeuer roote or cause this Restiuenesse of mind proceedeth, it is a thing most preiudiciall. View more context for this quotation 1660 J. Gauden Mem. Bp. Brounrigg 127 The coy reserve and supercilious restiveness of some who envy others this..freedom. 1765 E. Griffith Platonic Wife 2 When broke, from restiveness, they are the best pack-saddle amblers in the world. 1798 C. Smith Young Philosopher I. 15 Miss Goldthorp..found herself exposed..to the double danger of the storm, and the restiveness of the horses. 1820 Ld. Byron tr. L. Pulci Morgante Maggiore xxvii Of restiveness he'd cure him. 1892 J. Tait Mind in Matter (ed. 3) 206 The last symptom of restiveness manifested by the Jews against their burdens related to the tithe. 1922 Lawyer & Banker May–June 157 The restiveness of the public to yield obedience to decisions of the courts which run counter to public opinion. 1964 P. Larkin in London Mag. Nov. 73 One thing I do feel a slight restiveness about is being typed as someone who has carved out for himself a uniquely dreary life. 1992 London Rev. Bks. 26 Mar. 11/1 The Baltics could face trouble from within, as their Russian minorities grow more resentful..and the Red Army responds to their restiveness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1561 |
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