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uneasy(dictionary)

uneasy (iou)



uneasy adjective. ME.
[from UN-1 + EASY adjective.]
a. Producing physical discomfort, not conducive to ease or comfort. ME.
b. Causing mental discomfort; unpleasant, disagreeable. Freq. foll. by to. L15-L18.
c. Characterized by or suggesting unease or discomfort. E16.
G. Anson That uneasy and suffocating sensation. L. H. Tribe The tension in this uneasy alliance.
a. Of a road etc.: difficult to traverse. ME-M18.
b. Not easy or simple, difficult. Now rare. LME.
Sir W. Scott 'The road will be uneasy to find', answered Gurth.
Of a person: troublesome, annoying, unaccommodating, (to another). LME-M18.
Uncomfortable or disturbed in mind or body; anxious, apprehensive; (of an animal) restless, unsettled. LME.
Daily Telegraph They are profoundly uneasy about actively assisting a suicide. N. Williams The first sight of the coffin made Henry feel distinctly uneasy.
uneasily adverb ME.
uneasiness noun LME.