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uneasily

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un·eas·y  (n-z)
adj. un·eas·i·er, un·eas·i·est
1. Lacking a sense of security; anxious or apprehensive: The farmers were uneasy until it finally rained.
2. Affording no ease or reassurance: an uneasy calm.
3.
a. Awkward or unsure in manner; constrained: uneasy with strangers.
b. Causing constraint or awkwardness: an uneasy silence.
4. Not conducive to rest: fell into a fitful, uneasy sleep.

un·ease, un·easi·ness n.
un·easi·ly adv.
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Adv.1.uneasilyuneasily - with anxiety or apprehension; "we watched anxiously"
Translations
uneasily [ʌnˈiːzɪlɪ] ADV [look, say] → con inquietud, inquietamente
I noted uneasily thatnoté con inquietud que ...
he shifted uneasily in his chairse removió inquieto en su silla
she laughed uneasilyse rió nerviosa
uneasily [ʌnˈiːzɪli] adv
(= anxiously)
Meg shifted uneasily on her chair → Meg, mal à l'aise, se tortillait sur sa chaise.
to laugh uneasily → avoir un rire gêné
He laughed uneasily → Il eut un rire gêné.
to say sth uneasily → dire qch d'un ton gêné
(= uncomfortably) [co-exist] → difficilement
to sit uneasily with sth → s'accommoder difficilement de qch
uneasily
adv situnbehaglich; smile, listen, speak etc alsobeklommen, unsicher; sleepunruhig; to be uneasily balancedsehr prekär sein; to be uneasily poisedsehr wack(e)lig stehen; to be uneasily aware that …sich (dat)mit Unbehagen bewusst sein, dass …; to be uneasily aware of somethingetw mit Unbehagen erkennen; to sit uneasily with somethingnur schlecht zu etw passen
uneasily [ʌnˈiːzɪlɪ] adv (sleep) → male; (glance, look) → con apprensione
to be uneasily balanced → essere in equilibrio precario
she glanced uneasily at him → gli lanciò uno sguardo inquieto
uneasily [ʌnˈiːzɪlɪ] adv (sleep) → male; (glance, look) → con apprensione
to be uneasily balanced → essere in equilibrio precario
she glanced uneasily at him → gli lanciò uno sguardo inquieto


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Ah, by no wind those clouds are driven That rustle through the unquiet Heaven Uneasily, from morn till even, Over the violets there that lie In myriad types of the human eye - Over the lilies there that wave And weep above a nameless grave
"In order to avoid a conflict," the Moral Principle resumed, somewhat uneasily, "I shall myself lie down and let you walk over me.
When wild geese honk high of nights, and when women without sealskin coats grow kind to their husbands, and when Soapy moves uneasily on his bench in the park, you may know that winter is near at hand.
 
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