comfortably

com·fort·ably
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US/ˈkʌmftɚbli/US/ˈkʌmfɚtəbli/UK/ˈkʌmf(ə)təbli/

adverb

In a comfortable manner.

“I snuggled comfortably into the blankets.”

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Meanings

adverbcomfortably (comparative more comfortably, superlative most comfortably)

comparative more comfortably · superlative most comfortably

  1. In a comfortable manner.

    I snuggled comfortably into the blankets.

    1 more example

    Platform faces in Holland are further back from the track than they are in Britain, and it is a common thing to see a driver standing quite comfortably between his engine and the platform while oiling the motion.

    1955 February, E. J. Tyler and J. Quanjer, “The Steam Locomotive in Holland 1919-1954”, in Railway Magazine, page 131
  2. Easily; without effort or difficulty.

    Messi was the next to test Cech with a header from Sanchez's cross, the Chelsea keeper gathering the effort comfortably as Barcelona once more failed to produce the final touch to accompany their artistic approach work.

    2012 April 18, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 1-0 Barcelona”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 21 Aug 2022
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    A drag queen may not comfortably fit the stereotypical homesteader mold. In the 19th century, homesteaders were Western pioneers who built new lives from necessity; on TikTok, the most popular homesteaders are often parents with young families or those with a lifelong connection to the practice, which often include so-called “tradwives,” or women who play a stereotypically gendered role in their family.

    2025 March 30, Scottie Andrew, “Queer and trans homesteaders are conquering the social media frontier”, in CNN, archived from the original on 23 Jul 2025

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin physical comfort

adverbin financial comfort

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Translations

Catalan còmodament
  • còmodamentin a comfortable manner
Czech pohodlně
  • pohodlněin a comfortable manner
French confortablement
  • confortablementin a comfortable manner
Greek άνετα, βολικά
  • άνετα (áneta)in a comfortable manner
  • βολικά (voliká)in a comfortable manner
Hungarian kényelmesen
  • kényelmesenin a comfortable manner
Italian comodamente
  • comodamentein a comfortable manner
Norwegian Bokmål komfortabelt
  • komfortabeltin a comfortable manner
Polish wygodnie
  • wygodniein a comfortable manner
Portuguese comodamente, confortavelmente
  • comodamentein a comfortable manner
  • confortavelmentein a comfortable manner
Spanish cómodamente
  • cómodamentein a comfortable manner
Ukrainian зручно
  • зручно (zručno)in a comfortable manner
Cite this entry
APA

comfortably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comfortably

MLA

“comfortably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comfortably. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “comfortably,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comfortably.

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