uneasy

[ uhn-ee-zee ]

/ ʌnˈi zi /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR uneasy ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective, un·eas·i·er, un·eas·i·est.

not easy in body or mind; uncomfortable; restless; disturbed; perturbed.

not easy in manner; constrained; awkward.

not conducive to ease; causing bodily discomfort.

Origin of uneasy

First recorded in 1250–1300, uneasy is from the Middle English word unesy. See un-¹, easy

OTHER WORDS FROM uneasy

un·ease, noun un·eas·i·ly, adverb un·eas·i·ness, noun

Words nearby uneasy

unearned income, unearned increment, unearned run, unearth, unearthly, uneasy, uneasy lies the head that wears a crown, uneatable, uneaten, uneconomic, uneconomical

Example sentences from the Web for uneasily

Her bids to join Republican leadership have been rebuffed, and House colleagues co-exist with her uneasily.

Exclusive: Congressional Ethics Probe Adds to Michele Bachmann’s Political Woes |John Avlon |March 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
She has put it in, this cheerfulness, spaded it in, if you know what I mean; but it lies about uneasily and is not natural—quite.

Incredible Adventures |Algernon Blackwood
Uneasily he walked away, following her with his eyes as she made her way into the blackness of the tunnel and toward the shaft.

The Cross-Cut |Courtney Ryley Cooper
A thrill ran through her, and all her dream-phantoms roused up and stirred about uneasily.

Children of the Frost |Jack London

And the parson, striding away down the hill, was uneasily conscious that with him was not the victory.

Bob, Son of Battle |Alfred Ollivant
She cried and laughed, and the ape jibbered at her uneasily.

The Adventures of Kathlyn |Harold MacGrath

British Dictionary definitions for uneasily

uneasy

/ (ʌnˈiːzɪ) /

adjective

(of a person) anxious; apprehensive

(of a condition) precarious; uncomfortable an uneasy truce

(of a thought, etc) disturbing; disquieting

Derived forms of uneasy

unease, noun uneasily, adverb uneasiness, noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

uneasy

adjective, un·eas·i·er, un·eas·i·est.

Origin of uneasy

OTHER WORDS FROM uneasy

Words nearby uneasy

Example sentences from the Web for uneasily

British Dictionary definitions for uneasily

adjective

Derived forms of uneasy

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

uneasy

adjective, un·eas·i·er, un·eas·i·est.

Origin of uneasy

OTHER WORDS FROM uneasy

Words nearby uneasy

Words related to uneasily

Example sentences from the Web for uneasily

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []) .push({}); British Dictionary definitions for uneasily

adjective

Derived forms of uneasy

British Dictionary definitions for uneasily