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Webster 1913 Edition


Uneasy

Un-eas′y

,
Adj.
1.
Not easy; difficult.
[R.]
Things . . . so
uneasy
to be satisfactorily understood.
Boyle.
The road will be
uneasy
to find.
Sir W. Scott.
2.
Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the like; disquieted; perturbed.
The soul,
uneasy
and confined from home,
Rests and expatiates in a life to come.
Pope.
3.
Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful;
as, an
uneasy
deportment
.
4.
Occasioning want of ease; constraining; cramping; disagreeable; unpleasing.
“His uneasy station.”
Milton.
A sour, untractable nature makes him
uneasy
to those who approach him.
Addison.

Webster 1828 Edition


Uneasy

UNE'ASY

,
Adj.
s as z.
1.
Feeling some degree of pain; restless; disturbed; unquiet. The patient is uneasy.
2.
Giving some pain; as an uneasy garment.
3.
Disturbed in mind; somewhat anxious; unquiet. He is uneasy respecting the success of his project.
The soul, uneasy and confin'd from home, rests and expatiates in a life to come.
4.
Constraining; cramping; as uneasy rules.
5.
Constrained; stiff; not graceful; not easy; as an uneasy deportment.
6.
Giving some pain to others; disagreeable; unpleasing.
A sour, untractable nature makes him uneasy to those who approach him.
7.
Difficult.
Things - so uneasy to be satisfactorily understood. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024


uneasy

uneasy

English

Adjective

uneasy (comparative uneasier, superlative uneasiest)

  1. (rare) Not easy; difficult.
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Etymology 2

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

Adjective

uneasy (comparative more uneasy or uneasier, superlative most uneasy or uneasiest)

  1. Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
    • 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 17, in Well Tackled!:
      Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.
    I've been uneasy about your friend ever since I met him. Are you sure we can trust him?
  2. Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful
    He was behaving in an uneasy way.
  3. Causing discomfort or constraint
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Synonyms

(restless): : See Wikisaurus:nervous

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