Can a Person Be Restive?

The definition of restive is someone who feels nervous when criticized or controlled, or a person or animal that stubbornly refuses to move forward. An increasingly impatient child who is become more tense and unruly is an example of someone who would be described as restive.

Is there a word restive?

impatient of control, restraint, or delay, as persons; restless; uneasy. refractory; stubborn.

Can humans be horrendous?

Bad luck, an injury, a mistake, an unfortunate outfit, or a crime — anything can be called horrendous if it causes such dread or fear that you can barely even think about it.