comfy
Americanadjective
adjective
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Other Word Forms
- comfily adverb
- comfiness noun
Etymology
Origin of comfy
1820–30; comf(ortable) + -y 2, anomalously forming an adj.
Example Sentences
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Enhancing the cabin’s upgraded experience are the comfy front seats with loads of padding to absorb the abuse of going off pavement.
From MarketWatch
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
Kwame’s apartment is in Portland and has dead plants, clothes on the floor and a comfy couch.
From Seattle Times
Behind a pair of big shades, clad in a multicolored garment and partly covered by a comfy pink-trimmed blanket wrapped around her boyfriend, she seemed to embody the flower-child spirit.
From New York Times
At the opposite end of the world, there was charming and comfy Plains, population 683.
From Los Angeles Times
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