uneasy
Use Uneasy in a sentence
zi adjective, un·eas·i·er, un·eas·i·est.
1.
not easy in body or mind; uncomfortable; restless; disturbed; perturbed.
2.
not easy in manner; constrained; awkward.
3.
not conducive to ease; causing bodily discomfort.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | (of a person) anxious; apprehensive |
| 2. | (of a condition) precarious; uncomfortable: an uneasy truce |
| 3. | (of a thought, etc) disturbing; disquieting |
| un'ease | |
| —n | |
| un'easily | |
| —adv | |
| un'easiness | |
| —n | |
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Uneasy
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Example sentences
When they first come upon one another, they are uneasy.
The best kind of technocrat is uneasy about being in power at all.
Yet the leadership of the centre-right is uneasy about these implied threats to break the law.
He was uneasy that it aligned a ban on nuclear propulsion with one on weapons.
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