comfortably
pronunciation
How to pronounce comfortably in British English: UK [ˈkʌmftəbli]
How to pronounce comfortably in American English: US [ˈkʌmftəbli]
-
- Adverb:
- in mental comfort; without stress
- in physical comfort
- in financial comfort
Word Origin
- comfortably (adv.)
- late 14c., "pleasantly, enjoyably," from comfortable + -ly (2). Meaning "in a state of comfort" is 1630s.
Example
- 1. Always keep the temperature in your bedroom comfortably cool .
- 2. Choose a comfortable position . Position yourself comfortably in bed .
- 3. And what exactly is the bright future he promised them now that they are comfortably back in russia ?
- 4. As I succeed , my confidence soars and I move comfortably into a joyful , happy future .
- 5. Despite rumours that he moved constantly to evade capture , bin laden was found living comfortably in a compound in the pakistani town of abbottabad .