Definition of uneasy
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: causing physical or mental discomfort
uneasy news of captures and killings— Marjory S. Douglas
2
: not easy : difficult
3
: marked by lack of ease : awkward, embarrassed
gave an uneasy laugh
4
: apprehensive, worried
uneasy about the weather
6
: precarious, unstable
an uneasy truce
uneasy
adverbDefinition of uneasy (Entry 2 of 2)
: uneasily
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The first known use of uneasy was in the 14th century
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