adjective
-·eas′i·er, -·eas′i·est- having, showing, or allowing no ease of body or mind; uncomfortable
- awkward; constrained
- disturbed by anxiety or apprehension; restless; unsettled; perturbed
adjective
- An example of someone uneasy is a person sitting in a chair with only three legs.
- An example of something uneasy is a cat when a dog walks by.
The definition of uneasy is uncomfortable, or anxious.
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adjective
un·eas·i·er, un·eas·i·est- Lacking a sense of security; anxious or apprehensive: The farmers were uneasy until it finally rained.
- Affording no ease or reassurance: an uneasy calm.
- a. Awkward or unsure in manner; constrained: uneasy with strangers.b. Causing constraint or awkwardness: an uneasy silence.
- Not conducive to rest: fell into a fitful, uneasy sleep.
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- un·ease′ un·eas′i·ness
noun
- un·eas′i·ly
adverb
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Origin
From Middle English unesy, equivalent to un- +"Ž easy. Merged with Middle English unethe, uneathe (“difficult, not easy"); see uneath.
Adjective
(comparative uneasier, superlative uneasiest)
- Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the like; disquieted; perturbed.
- I've been uneasy about your friend ever since I met him. Are you sure we can trust him?
- Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment.
- Occasioning want of ease; constraining; cramping; disagreeable; unpleasing.
Origin
From Middle English unesy, unaisie (“not comforting"), from un- + esy (“comfortable, at ease"). More at easy.
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Sentence Examples
- An uneasy feeling began in her stomach.
- She must be very uneasy about you.
- The nearer the time came for Petya to return, the more uneasy grew the countess.
- She was uneasy because she had never been on a plane before.
- They remained in the foyer, uneasy with the amount of activity and weapons, until approached.
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