uneasily

Everyday

1. Uneasily means in a worried, nervous or uncomfortable way. tree →
2. Uneasily can also mean awkwardly or not settled, like two things sitting uneasily together. tree →

In the lessons

In stories it shows a character feeling that something is wrong: looking around uneasily, laughing uneasily, shifting uneasily in a chair. It tells the reader to expect trouble or tension. Phrase: «sit uneasily with» means not to fit well together.

Examples

• She looked around uneasily in the dark corridor. tree →
• He laughed uneasily at the strange joke. tree →
• The dog sniffed the air uneasily. tree →
• Tom shifted uneasily in his seat when the teacher asked who did it. tree →
• The two ideas sit uneasily together. tree →
• We waited uneasily for the test results. tree →

Note

From «uneasy» + «-ly»; y becomes i: «uneasily». Opposite: «easily» only in the «comfortable» sense, so better «calmly» or «comfortably».