comfortably
Use Comfortably in a sentence
tə adjective
1.
(of clothing, furniture, etc.) producing or affording physical comfort, support, or ease: a comfortable chair; comfortable shoes.
2.
being in a state of physical or mental comfort; contented and undisturbed; at ease: to be comfortable in new shoes; I don't feel comfortable in the same room with her.
3.
(of a person, situation, etc.) producing mental comfort or ease; easy to accommodate oneself to or associate with: She's a comfortable person to be with.
4.
more than adequate or sufficient: a comfortable salary.
5.
Obsolete, cheerful.
noun
6.
Chiefly Northern U.S. a quilted bedcover; comforter.
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comfortable (ˈkʌmftəbəl, ˈkʌmfətəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | giving comfort or physical relief |
| 2. | at ease |
| 3. | free from affliction or pain |
| 4. | (of a person or situation) relaxing |
| 5. | informal having adequate income |
| 6. | informal (of income) adequate to provide comfort |
| 'comfortableness | |
| —n | |
| 'comfortably | |
| —adv | |
| comfortable (ˈkʌmftəbəl, ˈkʌmfətəbəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | giving comfort or physical relief |
| 2. | at ease |
| 3. | free from affliction or pain |
| 4. | (of a person or situation) relaxing |
| 5. | informal having adequate income |
| 6. | informal (of income) adequate to provide comfort |
| 'comfortableness | |
| —n | |
| 'comfortably | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
comfortably
late 14c., "pleasant," from comfortable. Meaning "in a state of comfort" is 1630s.
comfortable
mid-14c., "affording mental comfort," from Anglo-Fr. confortable, from conforter "to comfort" (see comfort). Meaning "offering physical comfort" is attested from 1769; that of "in a state of tranquil enjoyment" is from 1770.
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Example sentences
So it drops them into ash-barrels, where they die-in the course of time and not altogether comfortably.
The interior is tastefully and comfortably appointed with an upscale look and feel.
It's fully insulated and fits comfortably and does not block vision.
The long oval table common to a boardroom lets small groups of people see and hear one another while sitting comfortably.
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