restively
In fidgety fashion
Restively describes action done in a restless, impatient, or uneasy manner—fidgeting under constraint or resisting control.
A horse stands restively when it refuses to stay still; a crowd waits restively when patience wears thin: The students shifted restively in their seats as the lecture dragged on.
The word implies chafing against some external limit.
In an anxious manner
- tenselyIn strained manner
- apprehensivelyWith fearful expectation
- anxiouslyIn a worried manner
- worriedlyIn an anxious manner
uneasily · fretfully · agitatedly · edgily · skittishly · fearfully · warily · guardedly
Without calm waiting
- eagerlyWith keen enthusiasm
- anxiouslyIn a worried manner
- frustratedlyIn an exasperated manner
- irritablyIn an annoyed manner
edgily · longingly · yearningly · hungrily · expectantly · demandingly · agitatedly · pressingly
In spasmodic fashion
- jitterilyIn a nervous, trembling way
- wrigglingTwisting with short movements
- nervouslyIn an anxious manner
- agitatedlyIn disturbed manner
shifty · tremulously · fretfully · squirming · twitching · wiggling · uneasily
In a disobedient manner
- disobedientlyIn a rule-breaking manner
- mutinouslyIn a rebellious way
- recalcitrantlyIn defiant, uncooperative manner
- obstinatelyIn an unyielding manner
defiantly · contumaciously · uncooperatively · resistantly · mulishly · waywardly · intractably
nervously
In an anxious manner
- tenselyIn strained manner
- apprehensivelyWith fearful expectation
- anxiouslyIn a worried manner
worriedly · uneasily · fretfully · agitatedly · edgily · skittishly · fearfully · warily · guardedly
impatiently
Without calm waiting
- eagerlyWith keen enthusiasm
- anxiouslyIn a worried manner
- frustratedlyIn an exasperated manner
irritably · edgily · longingly · yearningly · hungrily · expectantly · demandingly · agitatedly · pressingly
twitchily
In spasmodic fashion
- jitterilyIn a nervous, trembling way
- wrigglingTwisting with short movements
- nervouslyIn an anxious manner
agitatedly · shifty · tremulously · fretfully · squirming · twitching · wiggling · uneasily
rebelliously
In a disobedient manner
- disobedientlyIn a rule-breaking manner
- mutinouslyIn a rebellious way
- recalcitrantlyIn defiant, uncooperative manner
obstinately · defiantly · contumaciously · uncooperatively · resistantly · mulishly · waywardly · intractably
restivelycalmly
In a tranquil manner
peacefully · tranquilly · quietly · serenely · placidly