res ‧ tive /ˈrestɪv/ BrE AmE adjective written
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: restif 'refusing to move' , from rester ; ⇨ ↑ rest 1 ]
dissatisfied or bored with your situation, and impatient for it to change:
Communist leaders struggled to rule over increasingly restive populations.
—restively adverb
—restiveness noun [uncountable]