UNEASILY

anxiously, uneasily, apprehensively

(adverb) with anxiety or apprehension; “we watched anxiously”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

uneasily (comparative more uneasily, superlative most uneasily)

In an uneasy manner.

Synonyms

• hesitantly, restlessly

Source: Wiktionary


Un*eas"i*ly, adv.

Definition: In an uneasy manner.

UNEASY

Un*eas"y, a.

1. Not easy; difficult. [R.] Things . . . so uneasy to be satisfactorily understood. Boyle. The road will be uneasy to find. Sir W. Scott.

2. Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the like; disquieted; perturbed. The soul, uneasy and confined from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come. Pope.

3. Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment.

4. Occasioning want of ease; constraining; cramping; disagreeable; unpleasing. "His uneasy station." Milton. A sour, untractable nature makes him uneasy to those who approach him. Addison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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