different between unquiet vs toey

English

Etymology

From un- +? quiet.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a??t

Adjective

unquiet (comparative unquieter, superlative unquietest)

1. Uneasy and restless; unable to settle.

   an unquiet mind

2. Causing unease or restlessness.

   an unquiet night

Verb

unquiet (third-person singular simple present unquiets, present participle unquieting, simple past and past participle unquieted)

1. (now rare) To disturb, disquiet.
   • 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Acts XIV:

     Butt the unbelevinge iewes, steryd uppe and unquyeted the myndes off the gentyles agaynste the brethren.

   • 1649, Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, The Life and Raigne of King Henry VIII

     they were greatly troubled, and unquieted

English

Etymology

toe +? -y

Pronunciation

Adjective

toey (comparative toeier or more toey or toeyer, superlative toeiest or most toey or toeyest)

1. (slang, chiefly Australia) Agitated, anticipatory, excited (sometimes specifically sexually so), nervous.
   • 2000, Joan Kilby, The Cattleman’s Bride, Harlequin, page 158,

     “You’re toeyer than a chook caught in a swag.”

     She rolled her eyes. “I still don’t know what you mean.”

Synonyms

• (agitated): antsy
• (sexually excited): horny, randy

Derived terms

• toey as a Roman sandal

See also

• frustrated

Anagrams

• Toye, eyot, yote