restiveness

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From restive + -ness.

“Gentlemen!”—he corrected himself hurriedly—“don’t be vexed with me for my restiveness, I beg you again. — The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The elephant's restiveness increased, and again he swung round suddenly and charged that invisible thing in the dark; again Alec strained both eyes and ears to no avail. — Adventures in Many Lands, Various
He was scarcely more successful with his allotment of the labour; found unlooked-for intricacies and complications in the machinery, wondered that human wit could not simplify it, and declared that the animal had never exhibited such restiveness before. — Imaginary Conversations and Poems: A Selection, Walter Savage Landor

jitteriness, jumpiness, nervousness

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