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restless
1. adj. Not allowing or affording rest.
The night before his wedding was a restless one.
2. adj. Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving.
He was a restless child.
She sat, restless and nervous, and tried to concentrate.
3. adj. Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose; eager for change; discontented.
A restless ambition.
4. adj. Deprived of rest or sleep.
They remained restless, sitting by the window the entire night.

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Never choose a new vocation just because you are restless.  It was already late; my sister, however, had still not yet returned; and I grew slowly restless.  "I fell asleep?" "Totally." "Really?" "You were very restless, did you have a scary dream?"

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