Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back. 2. (a.) Inactive; sluggish. 3. (a.) Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition; refractory. 4. (a.) Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting about; -- applied especially to horses.

Multi-Version Concordance Restive (1 Occurrence) Jeremiah 2:23 How are you able to say, I am not unclean, I have not gone after the Baals? see your way in the valley, be clear about what you have done: you are a quick-footed camel twisting her way in and out; (See RSV)