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Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious. [Obs.] Thou hast strength as much As serves to execute a mind very important. Chapman.

Disturbed state; uneasiness either of body or mind; restlessness; disquietude. Sir H. Wotton.

Restless; sleepless. Blount.

Unquietness; restlessness. Sir W. Temple.

A frequent tossing or moving of the body; restlessness, as in delirium. Dunglison. Jactitation of marriage (Eng. Eccl. Law), a giving out or boasting by a party that he or she is married to another, whereby a common reputation of their matrimony may ensue. Blackstone.

Fantastic; restless; as, kicksy-wicksy flames. Nares.

That which is restless and uneasy.

is denied, we find to be the only one in our power. De Quincey. Then would be closed the restless, oblique eye. That looks for evil, like a treacherous spy. Wordworth.

to laugh down. [R.] His apprehensions of being outlaughed will force him to continue in a restless obscurity. Franklin.

ful. -- In quiet, quietly. " I will depart in quiet." Shak. -- Out of quiet, disturbed; restless. [Obs.] "She is much out of quiet." Shak.

Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting about; -- applied especially to horses. Trench. -- Rest"ive, adv. -- Rest"ive*ness, n.

To behave or move in a lively or restless manner, as an impatient horse; to caper; to prance; to frisk. Kipling.

To agitate; to make restless. Calm region once, And full of peace, now tossed and turbulent. Milton.

n, or contest; temporary cessation; short quiet. Where he may likeliest find Truce to his restless thoughts. Milton. Flag of truce (Mil.), a white flag carried or exhibited by one of the hostile parties, during the flying of which hostilities are suspended. -- Truce of God, a suspension of arms promulgated by the chur…

Restless; agitated; unquiet. Men who live without religion live always in a tumultuary and restless state. Atterbury.

Disposed to insubordination and disorder; restless; unquiet; refractory; as, turbulent spirits. Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit. Dryden.

The quality or state of being uneasy; restlessness; disquietude; anxiety.

Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the like; disquieted; perturbed. The soul, uneasy and confined from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come. Pope.

Not quiet; restless; uneasy; agitated; disturbed. -- Un*qui"et*ly, adv. -- Un*qui"et*ness, n.

Not still; restless. [R.]