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  • 11uncomfortable*/ — [ʌnˈkʌmftəb(ə)l] adj 1) 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.[/ex] They were sitting in a very uncomfortable position.[/ex] 2)… …

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  • 12uncomfortable — adj. (to feel) uncomfortable about; with (I felt uncomfortable about discussing this matter in public) * * * [ʌn kʌmf(ə)təb(ə)l] with (I felt uncomfortable about discussing this matter in public) (to feel) uncomfortable about …

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  • 13uncomfortable — adjective Date: 1573 1. causing discomfort or annoyance < an uncomfortable chair > < an uncomfortable performance > 2. feeling discomfort ; uneasy < was uncomfortable with them > • uncomfortably adverb …

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  • 14uncomfortable — un|com|fort|a|ble [ʌnˈkʌmftəbəl, ˈkʌmfət US ˈkʌmfərt , ˈkʌmft ] adj 1.) not feeling physically comfortable, or not making you feel comfortable = ↑awkward ▪ This sofa is so uncomfortable. 2.) unable to relax because you are embarrassed ▪ She&#8230; …

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  • 15uncomfortable — adjective a) not comfortable The class squirmed and fidgeted in the uncomfortable new chairs. b) experiencing discomfort Sharing a house with them made me uncomfortable …

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  • 16uncomfortable — adjective 1 not feeling physically comfortable, or not making you feel comfortable: This sofa is so uncomfortable. 2 unable to relax because you are embarrassed: an uncomfortable silence uncomfortably adverb …

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  • 17uncomfortable — adjective 1) an uncomfortable chair Syn: painful, disagreeable, intolerable, unbearable, confining, cramped 2) I felt uncomfortable in her presence Syn: uneasy, awkward, nervous, tense, ill at ease …

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  • 18uncomfortable — adjective 1) an uncomfortable chair Syn: painful, awkward, lumpy, confining, cramped 2) I felt uncomfortable in her presence Syn: uneasy, awkward, nervous, tense, edgy, restless …

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  • 19uncomfortable — adj. 1 not comfortable. 2 uneasy; causing or feeling disquiet (an uncomfortable silence). Derivatives: uncomfortableness n. uncomfortably adv …

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  • 20Uncomfortable science — is the term coined by statistician John Tukey for cases in which there is a need to draw an inference from a limited sample of data, where further samples influenced by the same cause system will not be available. More specifically, it involves&#8230; …

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