restless

a. [ AS. restleás. ] 1. Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a restless child. Chaucer. “Restless revolution day by day.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Deprived of rest or sleep. [ 1913 Webster ]

Restless he passed the remnants of the night. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Passed in unquietness; as, the patient has had a restless night. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Not affording rest; as, a restless chair. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Restless thrush. (Zool.) See Grinder, 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Unquiet; uneasy; disturbed; disquieted; sleepless; agitated; unsettled; roving; wandering. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Rest"less*ly, adv.- Rest"less*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]