"Restiff" is a word in ENGLISH
Restive.
A restive or stubborn horse.
Some of Bay's fondest memories were of lying under the apple tree in the summer while Claire gardened and the apple tree tossed apples at her like a dog trying to coax its owner into playing catch.
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Two Viking invaders are trudging up the beach in the pouring rain. One looks skywards and says, "So this is England. What's it like?" The other snarls, "Well, if you like the weather, you'll love the food."
To move restively backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse; to balk.
Read the complete definitionRestiveness.
Read the complete definitionImpatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition; refractory.
Read the complete definitionUneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting about; -- applied especially to horses.
Read the complete definitionUnwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back.
Read the complete definitionInactive; sluggish.
Read the complete definitionDisposed to rest; indisposed toexercton; sluggish; also, restive.
Read the complete definitionWanton; restive; freakish; volatile; changeable; fickle.
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