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uncomfortable

adj
/ʌnˈkʌmf.tə.bl̩/UK/ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/US

Etymology

From un- + comfortable.

  1. derived from confortable
  2. inherited from comfortable
  3. formed as uncomfortable — “un- + comfortable”

Definitions

  1. Not comfortable

    Not comfortable; causing discomfort.

    • The class squirmed and fidgeted in the uncomfortable new chairs.
    • The coaches were filthy outside and did not appear to have been painted or washed for years. Inside there were uncomfortable seats covered with a cane-like material.

  2. Experiencing discomfort.

  3. Uneasy or anxious.

    • Sharing a house with them made me uncomfortable.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Put off or disgusted.

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Derived

uncomfortableness, uncomfortably

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at uncomfortable. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01uncomfortable02experiencing03undergoing04undergo05bear06uncouth07awkward

A definitional loop anchored at uncomfortable. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at uncomfortable

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA