RESTLESSLY

restlessly

(adverb) in a restless manner; “he cracked his knuckles restlessly”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

restlessly (comparative more restlessly, superlative most restlessly)

In a restless manner.

Source: Wiktionary


RESTLESS

Rest"less, a. Etym: [AS. restleás.]

1. Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a restless child. Chaucer. "Restless revolution day by day." Milton.

2. Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose or quiet; eager for change; discontented; as, restless schemers; restless ambition; restless subjects. "Restless at home , and ever prone to range." Dryden.

3. Deprived of rest or sleep. Restless he passed the remnants of the night. Dryden.

4. Passed in unquietness; as, the patient has had a restless night.

5. Not affording rest; as, a restless chair. Cowper. Restless thrush. (Zoöl.) See Grinder, 3.

Syn.

– Unquiet; uneasy; disturbed; disquieted; sleepless; agitated; unsettled; roving; wandering.

– Rest"less*ly, adv.- Rest"less*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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15 May 2025

PARSIMONIOUS

(adjective) excessively unwilling to spend; “parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses”; “lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence”


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