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# restlessly

adverb (restlessly; more restlessly)

«restlessly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Restlessly means in a way that cannot keep still or calm: moving about because you feel uneasy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restlessly/#m1)

### In the lessons

in the tales a character moves or speaks anxiously, as if worried or in pain: a hand moves restlessly, a man walks about restlessly

### Examples

- Her hand moves restlessly on her chest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restlessly/#x1)
- He walked about restlessly, kicking the ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restlessly/#x2)
- "Oh, husband," said the wife restlessly, "I cannot wait any longer." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restlessly/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «restlessly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restlessly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«restlessly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/restlessly.html) on Mova free.