comfy

adjective

com·​fy ˈkəm(p)-fē How to pronounce comfy (audio)
comfier; comfiest
: comfortable
a comfy sofa
a comfy routine

Examples of comfy in a Sentence

couldn't wait to return home and sleep in his own comfy bed customers are not likely to get too comfy in the restaurant's unforgiving chairs
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The underwire gives comfortable cleavage while being super comfy and smooth under clothes. Malia Griggs, Glamour, 4 Aug. 2025 Basketball shorts or sweat pants may be comfy on your long-haul flight, but most Italians wouldn’t even go to the grocery store in such attire, much less to a museum. Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025 In celebration of Father's Day this year, Brady shared a carousel of photos alongside his kids including this one of all three piled on top of dad who's sitting in a comfy chair. Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 3 Aug. 2025 Some people who deal with hip pain find zero-drop shoes (which have no height difference between their forefoot and heel) to be especially comfy. Sara Coughlin, SELF, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for comfy

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of comfy was in 1829

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“Comfy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comfy. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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