comfortably

comfortably
com|fort|a|bly [ˈkʌmftəbli, ˈkʌmfət- US ˈkʌmfərt-, ˈkʌmft-] adv
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1¦(furniture/places/clothes)¦
2¦(physically relaxed)¦
3¦(money)¦
4¦(win/achievement)¦
5¦(confident)¦
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1.) ¦(FURNITURE/PLACES/CLOTHES)¦
in a way that makes you feel physically relaxed, without any pain, or without being too hot, cold etc
▪ The hotel is modern and comfortably furnished .
▪ his comfortably baggy jeans
2.) ¦(PHYSICALLY RELAXED)¦
in a way that feels physically relaxed, without any pain, or without being too hot, cold etc
▪ I was sitting comfortably in the lounge, reading a newspaper.
3.) ¦(MONEY)¦
with enough money to live on without having to worry about paying for things
▪ She earns enough money to live comfortably .
▪ His family were comfortably off (=fairly rich) .
4.) ¦(WIN/ACHIEVEMENT)¦
easily and without problems
▪ Davis won comfortably , 9-1, 9-3, 9-2.
▪ the amount of work you can comfortably deal with
5.) ¦(CONFIDENT)¦
in a confident and relaxed way
▪ They were soon chatting comfortably with each other.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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