Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
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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