- uncomfortable
- uncomfortable 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.
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Uncomfortable — 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
uncomfortable — [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,… … New thesaurus
uncomfortable — index egregious, lamentable, oppressive, painful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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uncomfortable — [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 … English World dictionary
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uncomfortable */*/ — 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… … English dictionary
uncomfortable — adj. 1 not comfortable VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ become, get ▪ make sth ▪ S … Collocations dictionary
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