Comfortably
['kʌmftəbli]
Definition
(adv.) in mental comfort; without stress; 'he works comfortably on three continents'.
(adv.) in physical comfort; 'she could have been lying comfortably in bed getting the same relief'.
Typist: Millie--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) In a comfortable or comforting manner.
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Examples
- Our rooms were large, comfortably furnished, and even had their floors clothed with soft, cheerful-tinted carpets. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Pick a place that is safe, not too close and from where you can see well and comfortably. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I am glad you approve of what I have done, said he very comfortably. Jane Austen. Emma.
- I am very glad, indeed, my dear, to hear she is to be so comfortably settled. Jane Austen. Emma.
- The reader must keep in mind that we are endeavouring to give him plain statements that he can take hold of comfortably. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Then she screams wery loud, and falls into 'sterics; and he smokes wery comfortably till she comes to agin. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The English know how to travel comfortably, and they carry soap with them; other foreigners do not use the article. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Now, you must have some wine and water, and sit here comfortably and tell us all about it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Yes, 'tis rather a rum course, said Venn, in the bland tone of one comfortably resigned to sins he could no longer overcome. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I'm too tired to go this afternoon, replied Meg, rocking comfortably as she sewed. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- She says they get tired to death of each other, and can't quarrel comfortably, as they would at home. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- But with regard to critical occasions, it often happens that all moments seem comfortably remote until the laSt. This looks well, eh? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The lady abbess no sooner heard this appalling cry, than she retreated to her own bedroom, double-locked the door, and fainted away comfortably. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It is a turret chamber of the third order of merit, plainly but comfortably furnished and having an old-fashioned business air. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- That is nice, said Celia, comfortably. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- She picketed her steed, hung up her weapons, and warmed herself comfortably by his fire. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Mahmoud's whole family were comfortably planted around him. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I see you have had our Lowick Cicero here, she said, seating herself comfortably, throwing back her wraps, and showing a thin but well-built figure. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Good Mrs. Vesey (always the first of the party to sit down) took possession of an arm-chair in a corner, and dozed off comfortably to sleep. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I went on with my hair now, quite comfortably. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Oh, I only meant about Arthur's little tooth, said Celia, comfortably. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- When Amy was comfortably asleep, the house quiet, and Mrs. March sitting by the bed, she called Jo to her and began to bind up the hurt hands. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Bless you, Mr. Walker--Weller, I mean--a great many things, if you will come away somewhere, where we can talk comfortably. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Truth would have slept more comfortably in Procrustes' bed. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- However, the day wore on, and the evening saw Haley and Tom comfortably accommodated in Washington,--the one in a tavern, and the other in a jail. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- We can talk it over more comfortably at home, said he. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Even if this country were comfortably well-off, healthy, prosperous, and educated, men would go on inventing and creating opportunities to amplify the possibilities of life. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- S'pose you'd be selling him tol'able cheap, said the stranger, mounting the pile of boxes, and sitting down comfortably. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The necklace really looked very well; and Fanny left her room at last, comfortably satisfied with herself and all about her. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Let us never return to the subject, Miss Halcombe; let us all comfortably combine to forget it from this moment. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
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