restlessly

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restlessly - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Restless \Rest"less\, a. [AS. restle['a]s.]
     1. Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a
        restless child. --Chaucer. "Restless revolution day by
        day." --Milton.
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     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.
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     3. Deprived of rest or sleep.
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              Restless he passed the remnants of the night.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     4. Passed in unquietness; as, the patient has had a restless
        night.
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     5. Not affording rest; as, a restless chair. --Cowper.
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     Restless thrush. (Zool.) See Grinder, 3.
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     Syn: Unquiet; uneasy; disturbed; disquieted; sleepless;
          agitated; unsettled; roving; wandering.
          [1913 Webster] -- Rest"less*ly, adv.-
          Rest"less*ness, n.
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restlessly - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  restlessly
      adv 1: in a restless manner; "he cracked his knuckles
             restlessly"