disquietly

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

disquiet +‎ -ly

Adverb[edit]

disquietly (comparative more disquietly, superlative most disquietly)

  1. In a disquiet manner.
    • c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii], lines 111–114:
      We have seen the best of our time: / machinations, hollowness, treachery, and all / ruinous disorders, follow us disquietly to our / graves […]
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