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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Most of this sits rather uneasily with the evidence. Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026 Businesses operate in an environment where formal and informal systems coexist uneasily. Oscar De La Rosa, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026 An uneasy balance The concentration of power around one figure sits uneasily with one of the founding impulses of the 1979 revolution that ushered in the Islamic Republic. Roxane Razavi, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026 Last August, sandwiched uneasily between thousands in Grant Park, when Sabrina Carpenter invited out Earth, Wind and Fire, and Lollapalooza erupted in surprise, my internal sensitivity switch flipped and, again, tears. Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 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 24 Apr. 2026.

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