discomfortable en · ADJ
Etymology
Compare Old French desconfortable, equivalent to discomfort + -able or dis- + comfortable.
Meanings
-
(obsolete) Causing discomfort or uneasiness
an assassin who misses his aim and flounders into penitence much as that discomfortable drama misses its point and stumbles into vacuity
1886, Algernon Charles Swinburne, The Age of Shakespeare, John Webster:
- (obsolete) uncomfortable
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most discomfortable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more discomfortable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |