uneasy

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This word consists of 6 letters and is spelled as "U-N-E-A-S-Y". It has 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

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uneasy

adjective

How to pronunciation uneasy: ˌən-ˈē-zē

What does Uneasy Mean?

What does uneasy meaning in English

1. Painful; giving disturbance. The wisest of the Gentiles forbad any libations to be made for dead infants, as believing they passed into happiness through the way of mortality, and for a few months wore an uneasy garment. Taylor’s Rule of Holy Living. On a tottering pinacle the standing is uneasy, and the fall deadly. Decay of Piety. His present thoughts are uneasy, because his present state does not please him. L’Estrange. Uneasy life to me, Still watch’d and importun d, but worse for thee. Dryden.
   
2. Disturbed; not at ease. Happy low! lie down; Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. Shakespeare. Uneasy justice upward flew, And both the sisters to the stars withdrew. Dryden. The passion and ill language proceeded from a gall’d and uneasy mind. Tillotson. It is such a pleasure as makes a man restless and uneasy, exciting fresh desires. Addison. One would wonder how any person should desire to be king of a country, in which the established religion is directly opposite to that he professes. Were it possible for such a one to accomplish his designs, his own reason might tell him, there could not be a more uneasy prince, nor a more unhappy people. Addison’s Freeholder. If we imagine ourselves intitled to any thing we have not, we shall be uneasy in the want of it; and that uneasiness will expose us to all the evil persuasions of poverty. Rogers. The soul, uneasy and confin’d from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come. Pope.
   
3. Constraining; cramping. Some servile imitators Prescribe at first such strict, uneasy rules, As they must ever slavishly observe. Roscommon.

Other definitions for uneasy

The definition of 'uneasy' is: causing physical or mental discomfort

How to spell uneasy

Want to know how to spell uneasy, you will find a comprehensive answer on this topic. The word "uneasy consists of 3 syllables and is spelled "ˌən-ˈē-zē".

Synonyms for uneasy:

There are synonyms for uneasy'. Depending on the situation and context, the following words are also often used instead of uneasy:

aflutter, antsy, anxious, atwitter, dithery, edgy, goosey, het up, hinky, hung up, ill at ease, insecure, jittery, jumpy, nervous

Some words similar to "uneasy"

• leasy
• unearth
• cuneated
• unearthed
• uneasily
• greasy
• uneasiness
• unearthly
• unearned
• uneaten

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How many points in scrabble for uneasy

How many points is the word "uneasy" in Scrabble? Is "uneasy" a Scrabble word? Here is the letter-by-letter scoring of the Scrabble game, which is played all over the world in different languages and with different words.

The total scrabble score for the word uneasy is 9

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