comfortable
/ˈkʌmftəbl/ adjectiveDefinition
NOT CAUSING PAIN › Comfortable furniture, clothes, rooms, etc make you feel relaxed and do not cause any pain: comfortable shoes We had a comfortable journey.
PERSON › If you are comfortable, you are relaxed and have no pain: Make yourself comfortable while I fetch you a drink. I don't feel comfortable in high heels. → Opposite uncomfortable
WITHOUT WORRIES › If you are comfortable in a situation, you do not have any worries about it: I don't feel comfortable about leaving the children here alone.
MONEY › having enough money for everything that you need: a comfortable retirement
WIN › If you win a game or competition by a comfortable amount, you win easily: a comfortable lead/victory
comfortably adverb (Definition of comfortable adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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