lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance; farmers were uneasy until rain finally came; uneasy about his health; gave an uneasy laugh; uneasy lies the head that wears the crown; an uneasy coalition government; an uneasy calm; an uneasy silence fell on the group'
lacking or not affording physical or mental rest; a restless night; she fell into an uneasy sleep
[ Syn: restless ]
causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; spent an anxious night waiting for the test results; cast anxious glances behind her; those nervous moments before takeoff; an unquiet mind
socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner; awkward and reserved at parties; ill at ease among eddies of people he didnt know; was always uneasy with strangers
[ Syn: awkward , ill at ease ]
relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort