inquiet
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of inquiet
1375–1425; late Middle English inquieten < Latin inquiētāre. See in- 3, quiet
Example Sentences
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But one could see that her inquiet hands, which were folded on her lap, had been worn by many a washing-day.
From A Poor Man's House by Reynolds, Stephen Sydney
In future it must become a stranger, at least in looks and conversation, to her whom he loved with an inquiet fervour.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 by Various
I do not inquiet myself for him, not more than he does for me.
From The Lightning Conductor Discovers America by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)
The vague inquiet began to deepen into serious misgiving.
From Despair's Last Journey by Murray, David Christie
"I fancied it was something like that," Lucinda commented, unsuspiciously enough but in a thoughtful tone open to misconstruction by an inquiet conscience.
From Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel by Vance, Louis Joseph
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