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uncomfy

uncomfy

1 7.0
Feeling not relaxed and a little worried or in pain
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈkʌmfi/
  • Informal
translation icon : incómodo
  • He shifted in his seat, trying to get comfortable, but the chair remained uncomfy for him.

So let's see, Big Bird is trying to console and encourage and make kids feel better and comfortable about uncomfy things they might have to do.

Examples

  • So let's see, Big Bird is trying to console and encourage and make kids feel better and comfortable about uncomfy things they might have to do.

    H3 Podcast

  • It is very strange and it's very uncomfy and I don't like it.

  • - Oh, how very "uncomfy."

    Star! (1968)

  • I just mainly felt a little confused and uncomfy maybe.

  • And it is, it is very strange and it's very uncomfy and I don't like it.

  • I know it's not much to look at, but it is mine. Here we have our beautiful air mattress. As you can see, there's no air in it's uncomfy terrain.

  • Breath of my breath, now a hiccup, my child spits out my milk in ribbons that look like rivers and feel like rivets when they hit my ribs—an uncomfy nest for her to rest.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The couch looked nice, but sitting on it felt a bit uncomfy after a while.

  • Wearing shoes that are too tight can make your feet uncomfy throughout the day.

Synonyms

uncomfortable
vsuncomfy
713 1.7

Causing physical pain or making you feel uneasy in a situation

is the informal word for that same physical or emotional unease
discomforting
vsuncomfy
3 4.2

Causing someone to feel uneasy or worried

includes both physical and emotional discomfort rather than mainly emotional unease
comfortless
vsuncomfy
1 6.1

Not making you feel warm, safe, or calm

covers milder discomfort or feeling uneasy rather than total absence of comfort
unrelaxing
vsuncomfy
6.1

Something that makes you feel tense and not calm

describes general discomfort rather than specifically preventing relaxation

Antonyms

comfy
  • Informal
82 1.9

Making you feel relaxed and not in pain

How Comfortable

comfortable
494 1.0
to cozy
  • US
14 3.4
okay
1 1.0
uncomfy
  • Informal
1 7.0
miserable
443 1.8

Surface Forms

uncomfy positive
uncomfier comparative
uncomfiest superlative

Morphology

uncomfy = comfy (transparent) = un + comfy

The meaning is the regular negation of the informal adjective 'comfy' (clipping of 'comfortable'), so 'not comfortable' is directly derived.

Etymology

Uncomfy is made of un- 'not' and comfy, a short form of comfortable, which means 'cozy' or 'pleasant to wear or sit in'. So, uncomfy simply means 'not comfortable', for things that feel unpleasant or make you want to move.