Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a restive manner.
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- adverb   In a restive manner.
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- adverb in a restive manner
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Examples
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								I'm one of the lucky ones I suppose, whose dreams are balanced between distractingly epic and restively mundane. Howard Hughes and the Wretched Crack of Noon musey_q 2010 
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								I'm one of the lucky ones I suppose, whose dreams are balanced between distractingly epic and restively mundane. Howard Hughes and the Wretched Crack of Noon musey_q 2010 
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								Toddlers who fall asleep on their own tend to sleep more restively. 
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								She shifted restively as he started delving his tongue into her sex. Black Magic Cherry Adair 2010 
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								He moved restively, and Beth got the feeling that he was in the throes of doing battle with some inner demon. Shameless KAREN ROBARDS 2010 
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								She shifted restively as he started delving his tongue into her sex. Black Magic Cherry Adair 2010 
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								After a moment or so of this, the women stirred restively. Shameless KAREN ROBARDS 2010 
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								She shifted restively as he started delving his tongue into her sex. Black Magic Cherry Adair 2010 
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								He moved restively, and Beth got the feeling that he was in the throes of doing battle with some inner demon. Shameless KAREN ROBARDS 2010 
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								After a moment or so of this, the women stirred restively. Shameless KAREN ROBARDS 2010 
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