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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Where the powers of the mind are vigorous but unoccupied; where there exist a restless craving, an inquiet mobility, yet without any definite purpose or commensurate object, there is ennui.
From The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 by Robert Walsh
In we went, asked for the proprietor, and saw a small, rosy-cheeked little man, with a big wig, and a very inquiet, restless look in his eyes.
From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I by Charles James Lever
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 Stephen Sydney Reynolds
The vague inquiet began to deepen into serious misgiving.
From Despair's Last Journey by David Christie Murray
"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 Louis Joseph Vance
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