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Definition of Restiff
1. a. Restive.
2. n. A restive or stubborn horse.
Definition of Restiff
1. Adjective. unwilling to do something ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) A restive or stubborn horse. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Restiff
1. inert [adj] - See also: inert
Lexicographical Neighbors of Restiff
Literary usage of Restiff
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Synonyms and Antonyms: With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by James Champlin Fernald (1914)
"Dryden speaks of "the pampered colt" as "restiff to the rein"; but the rein is
not used to propel a horse forward, but to hold him in, and it is against ..."
2. The Horse: With a Treatise of Draught and a Copious Index by William Youatt (1831)
"You may conquer a restiff horse; you make him ride quiet for months, nay, almost
for years together, but I affirm, that under other circumstances, ..."
3. Thesaurus of English words and phrases, classified and arranged so as to by Peter Mark Roget (1858)
"Stiff, stubborn, obdurate, starch, rigid, stiffnecked, dogged, sulky, restive (or
restiff), ... cantankerous, skittish, restiff, fitful, sleeveless. ..."
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