uncomfortable
1Uncomfortable — Un*com fort*a*ble, a. 1. Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on account of one s position. [1913 Webster] 2. Causing discomfort; disagreeable; unpleasant; as, an uncomfortable seat or situation. [1913 Webster] The most dead,… …
2uncomfortable — [adj1] painful, rough afflictive, agonizing, annoying, awkward, bitter, cramped, difficult, disagreeable, distressing, dolorous, excruciating, galling, grievous, hard, harsh, ill fitting, incommodious, irritating, thorny, torturing, troublesome,… …
3uncomfortable — index egregious, lamentable, oppressive, painful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4uncomfortable — early 15c. causing discomfort, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + COMFORTABLE (Cf. comfortable). Meaning feeling discomfort, ill at ease is attested from 1796. Related: Uncomfortably …
5uncomfortable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not physically comfortable. 2) uneasy or awkward. DERIVATIVES uncomfortably adverb …
6uncomfortable — [unkum′fərt ə bəl] adj. 1. not comfortable; feeling discomfort 2. not pleasant or agreeable; causing discomfort 3. ill at ease uncomfortableness n. uncomfortably adv …
7uncomfortable — [[t]ʌ̱nkʌ̱mftəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ with/about n, ADJ ing If you are uncomfortable, you are slightly worried or embarrassed, and not relaxed and confident. The request for money made them feel uncomfortable... If you… …
8uncomfortable — un|com|fort|a|ble [ ʌn kʌmfərtəbl ] adjective ** 1. ) if you are uncomfortable, you have an unpleasant or slightly painful feeling in part of your body: You ll be uncomfortable for a few days after the surgery. She felt cold and uncomfortable.… …
9uncomfortable */*/ — UK [ʌnˈkʌmftəb(ə)l] / US [ʌnˈkʌmfərtəb(ə)l] adjective 1) a) if you are uncomfortable, you have an unpleasant or slightly painful feeling in part of your body You ll be uncomfortable for a few days after the surgery. She felt cold and… …
10uncomfortable — adj. 1 not comfortable VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ become, get ▪ make sth ▪ S …
