comfy

[ kuhm-fee ]

/ ˈkʌm fi /

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adjective, com·fi·er, com·fi·est. Informal.

comfortable.

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snug, soft, homey

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Origin of comfy

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

Related formscom·fi·ly, adverbcom·fi·ness, noun

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Finally, footwear that is comfy and easily removable trumps all else.
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A feeble little glimmer, but sufficient to show the two sleeping nurses and the comfy little nest of quilts between them.
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After a Turkey carpet and a dining-room table, theres nothing so comfy as a footstool.
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"Stretch out and be comfy while he's rustling it," said Casey, indicating a couch.
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British Dictionary definitions for comfy

comfy

/ (ˈkʌmfɪ) /

adjective -fier or -fiest

informal short for comfortable

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Word Origin and History for comfy

comfy

adj.

1829, colloquial shortening of comfortable.

comfy

adjective, com·fi·er, com·fi·est. Informal.

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comfy

adjective -fier or -fiest

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