uneasily
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4.2
- adverb
- /juˈniːzəli/
- She sat uneasily in the meeting, afraid to voice her concerns about the project.
- sit uneasily
- coexist uneasily
- shift uneasily
Examples
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He looked at the dark clouds uneasily, knowing that a storm was coming.
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At times, tradition and belief mix uneasily with archaeology in Aksum.
Academic text (2009) -
That should feel uneasily familiar to you.
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Our third son is the son you love best, but most uneasily.
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Those two parts live uneasily inside the same skull.
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But the words turned over uneasily in his mind like leaves stirred up by a cold wind.
Academic text (2001) -
Of course, it will be the ultimate final for which we will all sit uneasily, but that's another matter.
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And to make those two affirmations, I accept, however uneasily, the lies I had to tell.
Academic text (1996) -
"What makes you think I know anything about it?" Alfred asked uneasily, keeping his eyes averted.
Fiction book (1991) -
To his left, Singing Wolf looked uneasily at the caribou coming steadily toward them.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
53
2.3
Shows worry or fear in the way someone acts
39
3.2
In a worried or nervous way
22
3.4
In a way that makes a person feel uncomfortable or awkward
2
2.0
In a way that shows you feel afraid or unsure
2
3.9
In a nervous, worried way that shows stress
2
6.0
In a worried way because you think something bad may happen
1
6.0
In a nervous, tense way that shows worry
1
5.7
In a nervous, restless way that shows worry
1
7.8
To make small nervous movements because you feel impatient and uneasy
1
8.4
In a way that shows worry or strong sadness
1
7.0
In a way that shows worry or great sadness
Antonyms
How Uneasy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word uneasily comes from un- meaning 'not', the familiar word easy meaning 'comfortable', and the ending -ly that makes it describe how something is done. So it literally means 'not comfortable' and is used when someone does something with worry or discomfort.