Uneasy

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːzi

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

Full definition of uneasy

Adjective

1. (rare) Not easy; difficult.

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

Adjective

1. Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the like; disquieted; perturbed.
• 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, Well Tackled! Chapter 17, Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.
2. I've been uneasy about your friend ever since I met him. Are you sure we can trust him?
3. Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment.
4. Occasioning want of ease; constraining; cramping; disagreeable; unpleasing.

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