early 15c. "causing bodily or mental discomfort, affording no comfort," from un- (1) "not" + comfortable (adj.). Intransitive meaning "feeling discomfort, ill-at-ease" is attested from 1796. Related: Uncomfortably.
the uncomfortable truth
grew uncomfortable beneath his appraising eye
this kind of life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable
an uncomfortable way of surprising me just when I felt surest
the teacher's presence at the conference made the child very uncomfortable
an uncomfortable day in the hot sun
an uncomfortable chair
uncollectable
uncollected
uncollectible
uncolored
uncomely
uncomfortable
uncommitted
uncommon
uncommunicative
uncomparable
uncompassionate
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