Rest"less, a. [AS. restle�xa0;s.]
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. Zool. See Grinder, 3.
Syn. -- Unquiet; uneasy; disturbed; disquieted; sleepless; agitated; unsettled; roving; wandering.
-- Rest"less*ly, adv.- Rest"less*ness, n.
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