uneasily

adverb

un·​eas·​i·​ly ˌən-ˈē-zə-lē How to pronounce uneasily (audio)
Synonyms of uneasilynext
: in an uneasy manner
looked around uneasily

Examples of uneasily in a Sentence

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The honor sits uneasily alongside a sharper anxiety. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 May 2026 This extreme trust sits uneasily against an extreme paranoia about our gadgets. Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026 Anthropic and OpenAI are dancing uneasily with the Pentagon, and neither has come off better for it. Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 May 2026 The chef Hillary Sterling’s cooking is too good for this restaurant’s uneasily generic address, in what is effectively an outdoor mall near Hudson Yards. Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for uneasily

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uneasily was in the 14th century

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“Uneasily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uneasily. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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