Uneasy Definition

ŭn-ēzē

uneasier, uneasiest

adjective

uneasier, uneasiest

Lacking a sense of security; anxious or apprehensive.

The farmers were uneasy until it finally rained.

American Heritage

Having, showing, or allowing no ease of body or mind; uncomfortable.

Webster's New World

Affording no ease or reassurance.

An uneasy calm.

American Heritage

Awkward; constrained.

Webster's New World

Disturbed by anxiety or apprehension; restless; unsettled; perturbed.

Webster's New World

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Other Word Forms of Uneasy

Base Form:

uneasy

Comparative:

uneasier

Superlative:

uneasiest

From Middle English unesy, equivalent to un- +"Ž easy. Merged with Middle English unethe, uneathe (“difficult, not easy"); see uneath.

From Wiktionary
From Middle English unesy, unaisie (“not comforting"), from un- + esy (“comfortable, at ease"). More at easy.

From Wiktionary