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Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-ee-zee
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈi zi



Definition of uneasy

Origin :
  • late 13c., "not comforting," from un- (1) "not" + easy. Meaning "disturbed in mind" is attested from 1670s.
  • adj awkward, uncomfortable
Example sentences :
  • I was, in a manner, forced to work, yet I was uneasy and troubled in my mind.
  • Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
  • But she was so uneasy, she simply bent down and looked at him.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • But when he left the old man at Mrs. North's door, he was uneasy again.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • It might have comforted her a little, had she known what uneasy moments Martin was having.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • For some reason Mainwaring was possessed by a strange, uneasy feeling.
  • Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
  • At the end of the fourth stride Mr Vladimir felt infuriated and uneasy.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • This last week was, in truth, an uneasy interval for the whole house.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • It made her uneasy, and made them all uneasy, when I answered in this way.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • But still, he felt a vague sense of alarm, and was depressed and uneasy.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • It is merely an hysterical affection; nothing more, I am not uneasy.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

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