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com·fort·a·ble  (kmfr-t-bl, kmft-bl, kmftr-)
adj.
1. Providing physical comfort: a comfortable chair.
2. Free from stress or anxiety; at ease: not comfortable about the interview.
3. Producing feelings of ease or security: a comfortable person; a comfortable evening at home.
4. Sufficient to provide financial security: comfortable earnings.

comfort·a·ble·ness n.
comfort·a·bly adv.
Synonyms: comfortable, cozy, snug1, restful
These adjectives mean affording ease of mind or body. Comfortable implies the absence of sources of pain or distress: wears comfortable clothes.
The word may also suggest peace of mind: felt comfortable with the decision.
Cozy suggests homey and reassuring ease: sat in a cozy nook near the fire.
Snug brings to mind the image of a warm, secure, compact shelter: children snug in their beds.
Restful suggests a quiet conducive to tranquillity: spent a restful hour reading.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.comfortably - in mental comfort; without stress; "he works comfortably on three continents"
2.comfortably - in physical comfort; "she could have been lying comfortably in bed getting the same relief"
uncomfortably - in physical discomfort; "she lay on the couch, her body uncomfortably twisted"
3.comfortablycomfortably - in financial comfort; "They live well"; "she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died"
Translations
comfortably [ˈkʌmfətəblɪ] ADV
1. (physically) [sit, rest, lie] → cómodamente; [sleep] → confortablemente
sitting comfortablycómodamente sentado
comfortably furnishedamueblado confortablemente
these shoes fit comfortablyvoy muy cómodo con estos zapatos
we are settled comfortably in our new homeya nos hemos acomodado en la casa nueva
2. (financially) [live] → holgadamente, con desahogo
to be comfortably offvivir holgadamente or con desahogo, disfrutar de una posición acomodada or desahogada(frm)
3. (= easily) [manage] → sin problemas; [win, defeat] → fácilmente, sin problemas; [afford] → sin problemas, cómodamente
the desk fits comfortably into this cornerel escritorio cabe holgadamente or de sobra en esta esquina
comfortably [ˈkʌmfərtəbli] adv
[sit, sleep] → confortablement
[live] (without financial problems)à l'aise
[win] → sans difficulté
comfortably off adj (without financial problems)à l'aise financièrement
comfort blanket ndoudou m >
comfort eating n
to resort to comfort eating → trouver refuge dans la nourriture, se consoler en mangeant
comfortably
adv
lie, sit, dress, fit etcbequem; furnished, upholsteredkomfortabel
(fig) win, leadsicher; livegeruhsam, angenehm; affordgut und gern; claim, sayruhig; they are comfortably offes geht ihnen gut
comfortably [ˈkʌmftəblɪ] adv (sit) → comodamente; (live) → bene
to be comfortably off → vivere agiatamente
to win comfortably → vincere agevolmente
comfortably [ˈkʌmftəblɪ] adv (sit) → comodamente; (live) → bene
to be comfortably off → vivere agiatamente
to win comfortably → vincere agevolmente


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The lion was greatly pleased, and set off immediately; and when they came to the horse, the fox said, 'You will not be able to eat him comfortably here; I'll tell you what--I will tie you fast to his tail, and then you can draw him to your den, and eat him at your leisure.
But I think the conversation never settled down so comfortably as when it turned to the details of the trade which was the other side of the art we practised.
she prattled on, as she settled comfortably down, with one elbow in the rug, and her chin in her hand, to watch the kittens.
 
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