'Restlessly' definitions:
Definition of 'restlessly'
(from WordNet)
adverb
In a restless manner; "he cracked his knuckles restlessly"
Definition of 'Restlessly'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Deprived of rest or sleep. [1913 Webster]
- Restless he passed the remnants of the night. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Passed in unquietness; as, the patient has had a restless night. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Not affording rest; as, a restless chair. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
- Restless thrush. (Zool.) See Grinder, 3. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Unquiet; uneasy; disturbed; disquieted; sleepless; agitated; unsettled; roving; wandering. [1913 Webster] -- {Rest"less*ly}, adv.- {Rest"less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]