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UNCOMFORTABLE
uncomfortable
(adjective) providing or experiencing physical discomfort; “an uncomfortable chair”; “an uncomfortable day in the hot sun”
uncomfortable
(adjective) conducive to or feeling mental discomfort; “this kind of life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable”; “the uncomfortable truth”; “grew uncomfortable beneath his appraising eye”; “an uncomfortable way of surprising me just when I felt surest”; “the teacher’s presence at the conference made the child very uncomfortable”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
uncomfortable (comparative more uncomfortable, superlative most uncomfortable)
Not comfortable; causing discomfort.
Experiencing discomfort.
Uneasy or anxious.
Put off or disgusted.
Antonyms
• comfortable
• ergonomic
Source: Wiktionary
Un*com"fort*a*ble, a.
1. Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on account of one's position.
2. Causing discomfort; disagreeable; unpleasant; as, an uncomfortable seat or situation. The most dead, uncomfortable time of the year. Addison.
– Un*com"fort*a*ble*ness, n.
– Un*com"fort*a*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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