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.
RESTORABLE
Re*stor"a*ble (r*str"*b'l), a.
Defn: Admitting of being restored; capable of being reclaimed; as, restorable land. Swift. — Re*stor"a*ble*ness, n.
RESTORAL
Re*stor"al (-al), n.
Defn: Restoration. [Obs.] Barrow.