uneasily

adverb

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

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Meanwhile, the political culture gelled during the 1970s as the new antiwar, youth, green, gay, Chicano and women's movements joined the traditional labor and civil rights groups in a progressive coalition that survives, if uneasily, to this day. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 The Colonial militia members, outnumbered, shift uneasily. Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025 Escalator over the Hill Again no choice For the poor pale house Riding uneasily Over the Hill In a phone interview, Mantler recalled learning her part by heart as her mother sang the words into her ear. Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 1 May 2025 And so human rights violators were still sanctioned, the United States agreed to ship antitank missiles to Ukraine, and relations with Mexico were uneasily patched up. Eliot A. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 20 Jan. 2018 See All Example Sentences for uneasily

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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 15 Jul. 2025.

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