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uneasy

adj
/ʌnˈiːzi/

Etymology

From Middle English unesy, equivalent to un- + easy. Merged with Middle English unethe, uneathe (“difficult, not easy”). See uneath.

  1. inherited from unethe
  2. inherited from unesy

Definitions

  1. Not easy

    Not easy; difficult.

  2. Restless

    Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety.

    • I've been uneasy about your friend ever since I met him. Are you sure we can trust him?
    • Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.

  3. Not easy in manner

    Not easy in manner; constrained

    • He was behaving in an uneasy way.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Causing discomfort or constraint

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Derived

uneasy lies the head that wears a crown

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at uneasy. 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.

01uneasy02easy03skill04propriety05individuality06identity07rest08anxiety

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

8 hops · closes at uneasy

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