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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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)
As M. Henri Bordeaux excellently says, "L'esprit inquiet ne se contente de rien, le coeur inapaisé se croit incompris."
From Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France by Gosse, Edmund
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 Walsh, Robert
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
The vague inquiet began to deepen into serious misgiving.
From Despair's Last Journey by Murray, David Christie
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