Dictionary

comfortably en · ADV

Pronunciation

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• /ˈkʌmf(ə)təbli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkʌmfɚtəbli/ (General-American)
• /ˈkʌmftɚbli/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English comfortable Middle English -ly English -ly English comfortably From comfortable + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a comfortable manner.
   • I snuggled comfortably into the blankets.
   • Platform faces in Holland are further back from the track than they are in Britain, and it is a common thing to see a driver standing quite comfortably between his engine and the platform while oiling the motion. 1955 February, E. J. Tyler and J. Quanjer, “The Steam Locomotive in Holland 1919-1954”, in Railway Magazine, page 131:
2. Easily; without effort or difficulty.
   • Messi was the next to test Cech with a header from Sanchez's cross, the Chelsea keeper gathering the effort comfortably as Barcelona once more failed to produce the final touch to accompany their artistic approach work. 2012 April 18, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 1-0 Barcelona”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 21 Aug 2022:
   • A drag queen may not comfortably fit the stereotypical homesteader mold. In the 19th century, homesteaders were Western pioneers who built new lives from necessity; on TikTok, the most popular homesteaders are often parents with young families or those with a lifelong connection to the practice, which often include so-called “tradwives,” or women who play a stereotypically gendered role in their family. 2025 March 30, Scottie Andrew, “Queer and trans homesteaders are conquering the social media frontier”, in CNN, archived from the original on 23 Jul 2025:

Forms

Antonyms

uncomfortably

Deriveds

comfortably off

Translations (16)

it comodamente (in a comfortable manner) · es cómodamente (in a comfortable manner) · cs pohodlně (in a comfortable manner) · pt comodamente (in a comfortable manner) · ca còmodament (in a comfortable manner) · te సౌకర్యముగా (in a comfortable manner) · gl comodamente (in a comfortable manner) · el άνετα (in a comfortable manner) · el βολικά (in a comfortable manner) · uk зручно (in a comfortable manner) · nb komfortabelt (in a comfortable manner) · hu kényelmesen (in a comfortable manner) · fr confortablement (in a comfortable manner) · enm esiliche (in a comfortable manner) · pl wygodnie (in a comfortable manner) · pt confortavelmente (in a comfortable manner)