How to Spell Ill at Ease?
Uncomfortable, Uneasy, as in Large Parties Made Him Feel Ill at Ease. Should Ill at Ease Be Hyphenated? "Ill at Ease" Is Listed Unhyphenated, as an Adjective...
Uncomfortable, uneasy, as in Large parties made him feel ill at ease.
Should ill at ease be hyphenated?
"Ill at ease" is listed unhyphenated, as an adjective, in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. Here are the examples listed in predicate position: Their stares made us (feel) ill at ease. He seemed ill at ease when we spoke with him.
What does it mean to feel ill at ease?
: not feeling easy : uncomfortable.