uneasily

adverb

un·​eas·​i·​ly ˌən-ˈē-zə-lē How to pronounce uneasily (audio)
Synonyms of uneasilynext
: in an uneasy manner
looked around uneasily

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The chef Hillary Sterling’s cooking is too good for this restaurant’s uneasily generic address, in what is effectively an outdoor mall near Hudson Yards. Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026 Those two systems now sit on top of each other, uneasily. Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 8 May 2026 Five years later, after disappearing from public view and hitting a few more rock bottoms, Rashad dropped The House is Burning, a pained portrait of a person fresh out of rehab and uneasily seeking a path toward redemption. Brady Brickner-Wood, Pitchfork, 6 May 2026 Most of this sits rather uneasily with the evidence. Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for uneasily

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of uneasily was in the 14th century

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“Uneasily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uneasily. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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