uneasy
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (5)
- lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance“farmers were uneasy until rain finally came”“uneasy about his health”“gave an uneasy laugh”“uneasy lies the head that wears the crown”“an uneasy coalition government”“an uneasy calm”“an uneasy silence fell on the group”
- lacking or not affording physical or mental rest“a restless night”“she fell into an uneasy sleep”Synonyms: restless
- causing or fraught with or showing anxiety“spent an anxious night waiting for the test results”“cast anxious glances behind her”“those nervous moments before takeoff”“an unquiet mind”Synonyms: anxiousnervousqueasyunquiet
- socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner“awkward and reserved at parties”“ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know”“was always uneasy with strangers”Synonyms: awkwardill at ease(p)
- relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Uneasy \Un*eas"y\, a.
1.Not easy; difficult. [R.] [1913 Webster]
Things . . . so uneasy to be satisfactorily understood.— Boyle.[1913 Webster]
The road will be uneasy to find.— Sir W. Scott.[1913 Webster]
2.Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the like; disquieted; perturbed. [1913 Webster]
The soul, uneasy and confined from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come.— Pope.[1913 Webster]
3.Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment. [1913 Webster]
4.Occasioning want of ease; constraining; cramping; disagreeable; unpleasing. "His uneasy station." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
A sour, untractable nature makes him uneasy to those who approach him.— Addison.[1913 Webster]