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Antonyms for comfortably


Grammar : Adv
Spell : kuhmf-tuh-buh l, kuhm-fer-tuh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌmf tə bəl, ˈkʌm fər tə bəl



Definition of comfortably

Origin :
  • late 14c., "pleasantly, enjoyably," from comfortable + -ly (2). Meaning "in a state of comfort" is 1630s.
  • adv luxuriously
Example sentences :
  • At the breakfast-table, comfortably near the hearth, sat Horace Milbrey.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Harlowe House will hold, comfortably, thirty-two girls and no more.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • The place we entered was a comfortably furnished bachelor's apartment.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • So few men know how to arrange one comfortably in a steamer chair.'
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • “I think von Francius would be a fiend if he could,” said Karl, comfortably.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • He placed his chair where he had her full in view, not too near, yet comfortably so for conversation.
  • Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
  • The abbé, comfortably ensconced in the corner, was slumbering again.
  • Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
  • It was night again before he had them comfortably settled and sleeping.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
  • I longed to take her and nestle her comfortably; but, of course, took no notice of her.
  • Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
  • The mortgage which Emily had so comfortably declared "all right" was far from that.
  • Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Synonyms for comfortably

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