comfortably off en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) Reasonably wealthy; well off.
From the time he was twenty-three he had all the leisure that a man could want, and as much money as he needed. A bachelor don in Trinity in the 1900's was comfortably off.
1940, G.H. Hardy, A Mathematician's Apology, in the Foreword by C.P. Snow
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more comfortably off | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most comfortably off | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |