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adjective

Uneasy adj.

Not easy; difficult. (R.) "Things... so uneasy to be satisfactorily understood." "The road will be uneasy to find."

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."

Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment.

Occasioning want of ease; constraining; cramping; disagreeable; unpleasing. "His uneasy station." "A sour, untractable nature makes him uneasy to those who approach him."

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Etymology of 'Uneasy'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Uneasy" Quotes from Famous Books

... of Jerusalem being very uneasy that the brother of Jaddua the high priest, though married to a foreigner, should be a partner with him in the high priesthood, quarreled with him; for they esteemed this man's marriage a step to such as should be desirous of transgressing about the marriage ...

— The Antiquities of the Jews • Flavius Josephus

... recalled that awful night in November when we moved with hurried yet silent tread among the cots on which lay figures in many uneasy attitudes, some brokenly slumbering and muttering through helpless delirium; others uttering suppressed moans as they lay ...

— See America First • Orville O. Hiestand

... been destroyed by an earthquake, and the new town standing some way inland. It is a wealthy place—no lack of silver and gold utensils in the houses, and flocks and herds outside, but the inhabitants lead uneasy lives, for not far off beyond the mountains are found tribes of fierce Araucanians, who, riding fleet horses, now and again pounce down on the town, and never fail to carry off a rich booty. They care not for the Spanish artillery and musketry, they keep out of range ...

— The Cruise of the Mary Rose - Here and There in the Pacific • William H. G. Kingston

... defection by a kind of personal homage to Polly, and not unfrequently accompanied her to church or to singing-class. I have a vivid recollection of meeting him one afternoon crossing the fields with her, and looking into her face with that same wistful, absorbed, and uneasy canine expression that I had hitherto supposed he had reserved for Lacy alone. I do not know whether Polly was averse to the speechless devotion of these yearning brown eyes; her manner was animated and the pretty cheek that was nearest me mantled as ...

— The Heritage of Dedlow Marsh and Other Tales • Bret Harte

... The uneasy color sprang into Maurice's face, he stood still, and the grin disappeared. When he said explicitly what he was "talking about," Mr. Bradley's angry consternation was like the unexpected snap of the old dog; it made Eleanor's husband feel like ...

— The Vehement Flame • Margaret Wade Campbell Deland

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