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comfortably

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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
Spanish comfortably [ˈkʌmfətəblɪ] adv [sit] → cómodamente; [live] → holgadamente
French comfortably [ˈkʌmfətəblɪ] adv [sit] → confortablement; [live] → à l'aise
German comfortably [ˈkʌmfətəblɪ] comfort adv (sit) → bequem;
(live) → angenehm

Italian comfortably [ˈkʌmfətəblɪ] adv [sit] → comodamente; [live] → bene

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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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