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