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comfy

American  
[kuhm-fee] / ˈkʌm fi /

adjective

Informal.
comfier, comfiest
  1. comfortable.


comfy British  
/ ˈkʌmfɪ /

adjective

  1. informal short for comfortable

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of comfy

1820–30; comf(ortable) + -y 2, anomalously forming an adj.

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But I thought better of it after Hutchinson peered into the opening and said it looked like a comfy home for rats and other vermin.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

He added: "The homely comfy environment like a chip shop that people are familiar with, and nostalgic old-school graphics really helps lean into an uncanny dreamlike feeling."

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Hotel rooms with shoppable decor have made buying that lamp or comfy sofa as easy as one scan of a QR code.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

He put a solid 12 years into the House of Representatives then cruised to a comfy couple of terms as governor.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2026

“The beanbag chairs are really comfy for reading,” I say.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

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