comfortingly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English comforting Middle English -ly English -ly English comfortingly From comforting + -ly.
Meanings
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In a comforting manner.
Since Donald Trump’s first term, they have been viewed comfortingly as the “adults in the room,” a last line of defense against the impulsive whims of a president with access to the nuclear codes.
2026 May 3, Robert Tait, “‘This is just disarray’: alarm inside Pentagon after Hegseth staff purges”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 03 May 2026:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most comfortingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more comfortingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |