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comfy

UK/ˈkʌm.fi/ US/ˈkʰʌɱ.fi/ fairly common informal

adjective

1.

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal)

  • “comfortable clothes”
  • “comfortable suburban houses”
  • “made himself comfortable in an armchair”
  • “the antihistamine made her feel more comfortable”
  • “are you comfortable?”
  • “feeling comfy now?”

Origin

Clipping of comfortable + -y (adjectival suffix). Origin: early 19th century.

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