comfortably
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1.3
- adverb
- /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/
:
con tranquilidad
- He spoke comfortably about his experiences, sharing his thoughts without any worry.
- fit comfortably
- live comfortably
- sit comfortably
It turns out that we can very comfortably speak to several things.
- It turns out that we can very comfortably speak to several things.
- And have you ever dazzled somebody by lowering their expectations and then comfortably delivering more?
- Or somebody who maybe is is sort of comfortably residing in that self-imposed prison of fear.
- And then math allows us to to go high into high dimensions comfortably and explore the world from those perspectives.
- But if you're someone who can do some of those things pretty comfortably, you can also add a stack of a habit.
- He's hardly a right wing conservative, for example, in the mold of Dick Army, but he can stand comfortably on that ground.
- And This is why a lot of people who operate in these realms do not operate very comfortably in quote, normal society.
- By the time you finish this session, I hope you'll be able to speak comfortably about both those challenges and what can be done to address them.
Examples
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The necessary environment was provided for the participants to comfortably express their opinions.
Academic text (2011) -
I want to know question number one, what is the longest amount of time you can comfortably go without picking up a book?
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Until you find out who you are and learn how to tell your story comfortably in your own shoes.
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Yeah, it's just all about the transition and allowing ourselves to comfortably get to that point.
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And now, my dear, we can talk more comfortably.
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Do you have relationships with faculty such that you could comfortably ask someone for a letter of recommendation?
Academic text (2013) -
It turns out that we can very comfortably speak to several things.
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Many individuals, both non-native and native English speakers, can function and succeed comfortably at this level.
Academic text (1996) -
Teachers will need in-services and retraining programs in order to deal completely and comfortably with these issues.
Academic text (1996) -
Gordon, I don't think that's a promise I could comfortably keep.
Synonyms
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1.7
Being comfortable and relaxed, not nervous or worried
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2.5
In a calm, peaceful way that helps you rest
To act in a calm, comfortable, unhurried way
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Morphology
comfortably = comfortable (transparent) = comfort + able + ly
Derived by suffixation from 'comfortable' (comfort + -able); the sense of mental ease is a regular extension of 'comfortable'.
Etymology
Comfortably comes from the word comfort, which meant 'to give strength or relief' and later came to mean peace of mind. So doing something comfortably means doing it without stress or worry, with mental ease.