uncomfortably

uncomfortable | American Dictionary

uncomfortable
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/ʌnˈkʌm·fər·t̬ə·bəl, -ˈkʌmf·tər·bəl/
not comfortable or relaxed, or feeling anxiety:
an uncomfortable chair
She feels uncomfortable in a room full of strangers.

uncomfortably

adverbus/ʌnˈkʌm·fərt̬·ə·bli, -ˈkʌmf·tər·bli/
an uncomfortably warm day

Examples of uncomfortable

uncomfortable
First, acknowledgment of the reflexive properties of research can result in an uncomfortable paradox.
Additionally, a range of uncomfortable tactical approaches agitated communication.
Although a ready supporter of empire, he was uncomfortable with the intrigues of imperial expansion.
Feeling angry, anxious, frustrated, guilty and uncomfortable when language brokering was associated with more problematic family relations.
Cognitive dissonance relates to the notion that individuals are uncomfortable if their beliefs are at variance with their behaviour.
The authors' architectural background, although a welcome addition to urban studies, has a few minor disadvantages, most notably, their occasionally uncomfortable use of theoretical concepts.
Naturally, clinicians are uncomfortable with uncertainty, and this promotes cautious behavior.
Rather, it exposes trauma and critiques very successfully the uncomfortable nature of society's rituals.
The inevitable interaction between military personnel and local civilians remained uncomfortable, and the basis for several 'affrays' between them.
As well as performance anxiety, they discussed uncomfortable reeds, getting tired through a piece, technical mistakes or musical things not going to plan.
What suited the dominant pattern became significant news; what was uncomfortable was either not stated or relegated to the inside pages.
He is uncomfortable with this reading, again on two main grounds.
Although some women experienced uncomfortable skin reactions this did not represent serious concern for the majority.
All the same, an uncomfortable tension is apt to appear between his religious beliefs and their rationality, and his other beliefs and their rationality.
I am personally uncomfortable with the measure-for-measure nature of this view.
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