uncomfortable
adjective /ʌnˈkʌmf.tə.bl̩/
/-ˈkʌm.fɚ.t̬ə-/ Definition
B1 not feeling comfortable and pleasant, or not making you feel comfortable and pleasant: I've eaten so much, I'm really quite uncomfortable. These shoes are really uncomfortable.Comfortable and uncomfortable C1 slightly embarrassed, or making you feel slightly embarrassed: an uncomfortable silenceAnxious and worried uncomfortably /-bli/ adverb C1 I was warm but not uncomfortably so.Comfortable and uncomfortable
(Definition of uncomfortable adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- airy adjective (LIGHT)
- be in your element idiom
- be like a fish out of water idiom
- be out of your element idiom
- be/feel at home idiom
- civilization noun (DEVELOPED SOCIETY)
- comfort zone noun
- comfortable adjective (CLOTHES/FURNITURE)
- comfortably adverb
- comfy adjective
- cosily adverb
- cosy adjective (COMFORTABLE)
- cozily adverb
- ergonomics noun
- hunker down phrasal verb
- lived in idiom
- nestle verb
- primitive adjective
- settle verb (MAKE COMFORTABLE)
- snug adjective
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