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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,
Rests and expatiates in a life to come.
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
deportment4.
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.
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)
Translations
Not easy; difficult
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)
- Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
- 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
- He was behaving in an uneasy way.
- Causing discomfort or constraint
Related terms
Synonyms
(restless): : See Wikisaurus:nervous
Translations
Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the like; disquieted; perturbed
Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment
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Occasioning want of ease; constraining; cramping; disagreeable; unpleasing