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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

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Other Word Forms

  • comfily adverb
  • comfiness noun

Etymology

Origin of comfy

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

Vocabulary lists containing comfy

Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -y

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Example Sentences

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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

So pull on your comfy pants and sink into your seat.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

For our interview, Brooks is seated in a comfy chair in the cozy bungalow that is the longtime home of his production company, Gracie Films, on the Fox lot.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

Grandpa sits in his big brown comfy armchair that doesn’t match the fancy yellow-striped sofa set that Grandma picked out.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

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