I. “+ adjective
Etymology: Middle English unesy, from un- (I) + esy easy
1.
a. archaic : causing physical discomfort : uncomfortable
why rather, sleep, liest thou … upon uneasy pallets — Shakespeare
b. archaic : causing mental discomfort : distressing
a great and uneasy disappointment — Samuel Johnson
c. obsolete : disagreeable in behavior : annoying
a sour … nature makes him uneasy to those who approach him — Joseph Addison
2. archaic
a. : not easy : difficult
the road will be uneasy to find — Sir Walter Scott
I think it not uneasy to get the cause — Shakespeare
b. : hard to traverse — used especially of a road or watercourse
the flood … roars horrible along the uneasy race — John Dryden
3. : marked by lack of ease : awkward , embarrassed
gave an uneasy laugh
an uneasy … silence fell on the group — John Steinbeck
4. : mentally upset : worried , apprehensive
uneasy about his health
uneasy at the threat of expulsion — American Guide Series: California
5.
a. : restless , unquiet
the first uneasy stir of the sleeper — Lewis Mumford
the uneasy atmosphere of the city — Winifred Bambrick
b. : choppy , troubled
uneasy waters
6. : precarious , unstable
an uneasy coalition government
an uneasy peace
II. adverb
: uneasily
uneasy lies the head that wears a crown — Shakespeare