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Socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner.
awkward
uneasy
uncomfortable
1
The concierge was evidently
ill
at
ease
;
something was troubling him sorely.
2
He was
ill
at
ease
in the face of this peculiar tragedy.
3
Spontini was evidently
ill
at
ease
on his seat in the orchestra.
4
Yet Waitstill was
ill
at
ease
this afternoon; she hardly knew why.
5
The mind is
ill
at
ease
when its companion has the colic.
6
The aides-de-camp were nervous, the Chairman apprehensive, the Committee
ill
at
ease
.
7
He had never felt so
ill
at
ease
in all his life.
8
Neither was Mr. Monk
ill
at
ease
or ungraceful in his actions.
9
Martin, usually the mildest-mannered man in Sussex, was obviously
ill
at
ease
.
10
But in spite of his calmness, he too was
ill
at
ease
.
11
For some reason the two men seemed
ill
at
ease
and tongue-tied.
12
Their bodies asked no questions that made him feel
ill
at
ease
.
13
Feeling
ill
at
ease
in company is more common than you think.
14
And she was
ill
at
ease
and nervous and silent again yesterday.
15
For some reason it made him
ill
at
ease
to see it.
16
The world owes all its onward impulses to men
ill
at
ease
.