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Comfortably Common

Comfortably has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adverb

Definitions
Adverb
1

in mental comfort; without stress

"he works comfortably on three continents"

2

in physical comfort

"she could have been lying comfortably in bed getting the same relief"

3

in financial comfort

"They live well"

"she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died"

4

In a comfortable manner.

"She sat comfortably in her favorite armchair and read the book."

Example Sentences
"he works comfortably on three continents" adverb
"she could have been lying comfortably in bed getting the same relief" adverb
"They live well" adverb
"she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died" adverb
Related Terms
Antonyms
uncomfortably

Origin

The word comfortably is formed by adding the suffix -ly to the adjective comfortable. It entered English as an adverb describing a state of ease derived from its root meaning.

Rhyming Words
bly ably nobly sably garbly nimbly glibly usably wambly pebbly gobbly feebly unably cobbly fambly wombly nubbly jumbly hobbly mumbly
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