Restive

RES-tiv (/ˈrɛstɪv/)

impatient, uneasy, or hard to control, especially under restriction.

“The market bloke’s rhyming sales pitch was persuasive enough, but the questionable provenance of his wares left me restive.”

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to become less severe or intense; to give in.

a repeated pattern or phrase, especially in music.

behaving in an obsequious way to gain advantage or favour.

a person who is knowledgeable about and appreciates wine.

the quality of being kind or charitable.

noisy and difficult to control.