comfortablyadv.

/ˈkʌmfətəbli/

Etymology: formed as comfortable adj. + -ly suffix².

In a comfortable manner.

†1. So as to convey strength or support; encouragingly, reassuringly. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adverb] > in a cheering manner

cheerfullyc1425

comfortablya1513

cheerly1596

cheeringly1674

enliveningly1867

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. cciiii. f. cxxv Edmond..sped him towarde that parte of the felde, And behaued hym so comfortably amonges his men, that by his knyghtly Courage, his people recuered, that they before had loste.

1678 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 222 (margin) Angels help us not comfortably through death.

†2. Delightfully, pleasantly (to the senses). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > [adverb]

fairOE

likinglya1387

savourlya1398

comfortably1398

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) viii. xiv. 320 Amonge all sterres Venus shynyth moost comfortably [L. gaudentius].

†3. With mental or spiritual enjoyment or content; pleasantly, happily. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > [adverb] > in a state of enjoyment

fruiblyc1450

fruishinglyc1450

comfortably1563

the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [adverb]

contentedly1556

comfortably1563

satisfiedly1593

contentlya1625

unrepiningly1626

complacentially1671

contentfully1685

1563 2nd Tome Homelyes Matrimony, in J. Griffiths Two Bks. Homilies (1859) ii. 502 To live peaceably and comfortably in wedlock.

1652 Bp. J. Hall Invisible World ii. vi, in Great Mysterie of Godliness 233 Charity, whereby she [sc. the soul] is feelingly and comfortably possessed of him [sc. God].

1758 S. Hayward Seventeen Serm. xvi. 492 It is..necessary..to our dying comfortably.

†4. In a comforting way; comfortingly, consolingly, cheeringly. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [adverb] > in manner giving consolation or relief

solaciouslya1529

comfortably1611

easefully1611

relievinglya1708

reassuringly1827

consolatorily1836

comfortingly1849

consolingly1880

1611 Bible (King James) Isa. xl. 2 Speake ye comfortably to Ierusalem.

a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Old Law (1656) ii. 27 I have cause to weep to, But when I visit, I come comfortably.

1682 J. Bunyan Holy War 300 That he would look comfortably upon them.

1743 J. Morris Serm. ii. 52 They will not speak comfortably to their brethren, but will relieve them in their distress.

a. In a way attended with comfort; in a state of comfort; with comfort (see comfort n. 6). Esp. in comfortably off, well off, prosperous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > physical comfort > [adverb]

softOE

at likinga1398

commodiously1420

beinly?a1500

at home1531

in sufficiencec1550

softly1567

snugly1590

easefully1611

comfortably1634

cosily1721

lown1724

snug1766

lownly1788

tosh1808

comfily1917

the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] > well-off

wellc1405

sufficient1436

full?1483

suffisant1484

beina1525

warmc1571

well-breeched1571

meaned1605

well-meaned1605

well-lined1611

substanced?1614

well-circumstanced1643

forehanded1658

uppish1678

easy1701

brownstone1780

forehand1784

solid1788

well-to-do1794

snug1801

strong farmer1802

well-fixed1822

unindigent1830

well off1842

fixed1844

comfortably offc1850

heeled1871

well-heeled1871

well in1888

independent1893

1634 W. Wood New Englands Prospect i. x. 41 They liue more comfortably, and at lesse charges.

1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 14 Enough of them, as..might comfortably supply them for seven Years.

c1850 Arabian Nights (Rtldg.) 210 The miller..was very comfortably off.

1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. I. i. 15 The chapel..just holds us all comfortably.

1884 M. E. Braddon Ishmael xix Decently fed, comfortably clad.

1893 G. B. Shaw Imposs. Anarchism 24 You may, if you are a..comfortably-off person, think that the policeman..is the guardian of law and order.

1914 C. Mackenzie Sinister St. II. iii. x. 707 I'm too comfortably off to worry much about anything.

1958 J. Cannan And be Villain i. 28 It's most soul-destroying to be comfortably off.

b. In a way expressing comfort or complacency; with placid self-satisfaction. (Cf. comfortable adj. 10b.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > [adverb]

evenlyOE

egallyc1374

soberly1382

sadly?a1400

wellc1405

digestlya1522

calmly1597

placidly1635

sedately1646

equanimously1652

recollectedly1654

serenely1690

composedly1702

dispassionately1717

serene1728

unperturbedly?1786

solidly1799

tranquilly1801

relaxedly1819

collectedly1838

comfortably1872

equably1873

unagitatedly1894

the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > self-satisfaction > [adverb]

self-complacently1772

complacently1815

self-contentedly1840

self-satisfiedly1842

comfortably1872

smugly1892

1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch IV. viii. lxxxiv. 343 ‘That is nice’, said Celia, comfortably.

Draft additions 1993

c. Without excessive effort; with ease, easily.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > [adverb] > without effort or strain

kindlya1375

naturally?a1425

unforcedly1632

readily1638

handily1834

hands down1853

effortlessly1865

strainlessly1927

comfortably1932

1932 S. Gibbons Cold Comfort Farm xxiii. 304 The aeroplane..was taxi-ing comfortably to a standstill.

1937 Burlington Mag. Oct. 195/1 Thus, such apparent mysteries as double crackle,..the achievement of peach bloom..are all comfortably disposed of.

1951 I. Brown I break my Word 34 The common use of the adverb comfortably to mean easily can result in some surprising judgments... The doctor laid it down in giving his evidence that ‘a human body could be cut up comfortably in about half an hour’.

1957 Times 6 Sept. 13/1 The English team coasted comfortably to a total of 246.

1971 Farmers Weekly 19 Mar. 83/3 One man with the buckrake comfortably kept pace with a double-chop harvester.

1977 Daily Mirror 15 Mar. 29/1 Very good effort to beat Isle of Man..comfortably by three lengths at Sandown..in January.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	comfortably
释义	comfortablyadv. /ˈkʌmfətəbli/ Etymology: formed as comfortable adj. + -ly suffix². In a comfortable manner. †1. So as to convey strength or support; encouragingly, reassuringly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adverb] > in a cheering manner cheerfullyc1425 comfortablya1513 cheerly1596 cheeringly1674 enliveningly1867 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. cciiii. f. cxxv Edmond..sped him towarde that parte of the felde, And behaued hym so comfortably amonges his men, that by his knyghtly Courage, his people recuered, that they before had loste. 1678 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 222 (margin) Angels help us not comfortably through death. View more context for this quotation †2. Delightfully, pleasantly (to the senses). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > [adverb] fairOE likinglya1387 savourlya1398 comfortably1398 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) viii. xiv. 320 Amonge all sterres Venus shynyth moost comfortably [L. gaudentius]. †3. With mental or spiritual enjoyment or content; pleasantly, happily. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > [adverb] > in a state of enjoyment fruiblyc1450 fruishinglyc1450 comfortably1563 the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [adverb] contentedly1556 comfortably1563 satisfiedly1593 contentlya1625 unrepiningly1626 complacentially1671 contentfully1685 1563 2nd Tome Homelyes Matrimony, in J. Griffiths Two Bks. Homilies (1859) ii. 502 To live peaceably and comfortably in wedlock. 1652 Bp. J. Hall Invisible World ii. vi, in Great Mysterie of Godliness 233 Charity, whereby she [sc. the soul] is feelingly and comfortably possessed of him [sc. God]. 1758 S. Hayward Seventeen Serm. xvi. 492 It is..necessary..to our dying comfortably. †4. In a comforting way; comfortingly, consolingly, cheeringly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [adverb] > in manner giving consolation or relief solaciouslya1529 comfortably1611 easefully1611 relievinglya1708 reassuringly1827 consolatorily1836 comfortingly1849 consolingly1880 1611 Bible (King James) Isa. xl. 2 Speake ye comfortably to Ierusalem. View more context for this quotation a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Old Law (1656) ii. 27 I have cause to weep to, But when I visit, I come comfortably. 1682 J. Bunyan Holy War 300 That he would look comfortably upon them. View more context for this quotation 1743 J. Morris Serm. ii. 52 They will not speak comfortably to their brethren, but will relieve them in their distress. 5. a. In a way attended with comfort; in a state of comfort; with comfort (see comfort n. 6). Esp. in comfortably off, well off, prosperous. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > physical comfort > [adverb] softOE at likinga1398 commodiously1420 beinly?a1500 at home1531 in sufficiencec1550 softly1567 snugly1590 easefully1611 comfortably1634 cosily1721 lown1724 snug1766 lownly1788 tosh1808 comfily1917 the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] > well-off wellc1405 sufficient1436 full?1483 suffisant1484 beina1525 warmc1571 well-breeched1571 meaned1605 well-meaned1605 well-lined1611 substanced?1614 well-circumstanced1643 forehanded1658 uppish1678 easy1701 brownstone1780 forehand1784 solid1788 well-to-do1794 snug1801 strong farmer1802 well-fixed1822 unindigent1830 well off1842 fixed1844 comfortably offc1850 heeled1871 well-heeled1871 well in1888 independent1893 1634 W. Wood New Englands Prospect i. x. 41 They liue more comfortably, and at lesse charges. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 14 Enough of them, as..might comfortably supply them for seven Years. c1850 Arabian Nights (Rtldg.) 210 The miller..was very comfortably off. 1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. I. i. 15 The chapel..just holds us all comfortably. 1884 M. E. Braddon Ishmael xix Decently fed, comfortably clad. 1893 G. B. Shaw Imposs. Anarchism 24 You may, if you are a..comfortably-off person, think that the policeman..is the guardian of law and order. 1914 C. Mackenzie Sinister St. II. iii. x. 707 I'm too comfortably off to worry much about anything. 1958 J. Cannan And be Villain i. 28 It's most soul-destroying to be comfortably off. b. In a way expressing comfort or complacency; with placid self-satisfaction. (Cf. comfortable adj. 10b.) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > [adverb] evenlyOE egallyc1374 soberly1382 sadly?a1400 wellc1405 digestlya1522 calmly1597 placidly1635 sedately1646 equanimously1652 recollectedly1654 serenely1690 composedly1702 dispassionately1717 serene1728 unperturbedly?1786 solidly1799 tranquilly1801 relaxedly1819 collectedly1838 comfortably1872 equably1873 unagitatedly1894 the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > self-satisfaction > [adverb] self-complacently1772 complacently1815 self-contentedly1840 self-satisfiedly1842 comfortably1872 smugly1892 1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch IV. viii. lxxxiv. 343 ‘That is nice’, said Celia, comfortably. Draft additions 1993 c. Without excessive effort; with ease, easily. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > [adverb] > without effort or strain kindlya1375 naturally?a1425 unforcedly1632 readily1638 handily1834 hands down1853 effortlessly1865 strainlessly1927 comfortably1932 1932 S. Gibbons Cold Comfort Farm xxiii. 304 The aeroplane..was taxi-ing comfortably to a standstill. 1937 Burlington Mag. Oct. 195/1 Thus, such apparent mysteries as double crackle,..the achievement of peach bloom..are all comfortably disposed of. 1951 I. Brown I break my Word 34 The common use of the adverb comfortably to mean easily can result in some surprising judgments... The doctor laid it down in giving his evidence that ‘a human body could be cut up comfortably in about half an hour’. 1957 Times 6 Sept. 13/1 The English team coasted comfortably to a total of 246. 1971 Farmers Weekly 19 Mar. 83/3 One man with the buckrake comfortably kept pace with a double-chop harvester. 1977 Daily Mirror 15 Mar. 29/1 Very good effort to beat Isle of Man..comfortably by three lengths at Sandown..in January. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adv.1398
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