Definition of uneasy

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un·eas·y    (n-z) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:
un·eas·i·er , un·eas·i·est

1. Lacking a sense of security; anxious or apprehensive: The farmers were uneasy until it finally rained.
2. Affording no ease or reassurance: an uneasy calm.
3. 1. Awkward or unsure in manner; constrained: uneasy with strangers.
   2. Causing constraint or awkwardness: an uneasy silence.
4. Not conducive to rest: fell into a fitful, uneasy sleep.

OTHER FORMS:
un·ease or un·easi·ness (Noun), un·easi·ly (Adverb)

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