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comfy

[ kuhm-fee ]
/ ˈkʌm fi /
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adjective, com·fi·er, com·fi·est.Informal.
comfortable.
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Origin of comfy

1820–30; comf(ortable) + -y2, anomalously forming an adj.

OTHER WORDS FROM comfy

com·fi·ly, adverbcom·fi·ness, noun
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Words related to comfy

homey, snug, soft

British Dictionary definitions for comfy

comfy
/ (ˈkʌmfɪ) /
adjective -fier or -fiest
informal short for comfortable
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