comfy
[kuhm-fee]
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Origin of comfy
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Examples from the Web for comfy
Contemporary Examples
Good news is that $20 million DoA catfish office has comfy chairs and recent issues of catfish newsletters and magazines.
In other words, it may be that the only thing more seductive than the lure of the comfy life is the gauzy embrace of nostalgia.
The shock horror satisfies our cravings for conflict and yet justifies our comfy suburban disconnect.
But on this, from his comfy reelected position, Dimon is correct.
Finally, footwear that is comfy and easily removable trumps all else.
Historical Examples
We thinked you was all packed nice and comfy in the basket we fixed for you.
Mary's RainbowMary Edward Feehan
You know the sort of thing—old-fashioned, respectable and comfy.
The Strange Case of Mortimer FenleyLouis Tracy
They don't heat it, but you can put on your bath-robe and be comfy.
Blue Bonnet in BostonCaroline E. Jacobs
She put her hand on his forehead and whispered: "Are you comfy?"
The FreelandsJohn Galsworthy
So of course that made it nice and comfy for her all around.
Shorty McCabe on the JobSewell Ford
comfy
- informal short for comfortable
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Word Origin and History for comfy
adj.
1829, colloquial shortening of comfortable.
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