cushier; cushiest
: entailing little hardship or difficulty
a cushy job with a high salary
Examples of cushy in a Sentence
His uncle got him a cushy job in the city government.
a big cushy chair that's perfect for watching television
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The slippers are also cushy thanks to their terry cotton insoles for padding around the house.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2025
The indoor-outdoor library that spills into the courtyard is an especially sweet retreat, with its custom floor-to-ceiling bookcase and cushy seating: perfect for a post-swim glass of wine.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Or do incentives to protect cushy administrative gigs drive downplaying or hiding bad news?
—Noah Barsky, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The ships are posh playgrounds designed for couples and multigenerational families, with four pools (one for adults only), activities such as pickleball, 18 restaurants and lounges, and a cushy club for kids ages 6 to 17.
—Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 9 Apr. 2025
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2025
The indoor-outdoor library that spills into the courtyard is an especially sweet retreat, with its custom floor-to-ceiling bookcase and cushy seating: perfect for a post-swim glass of wine.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Or do incentives to protect cushy administrative gigs drive downplaying or hiding bad news?
—Noah Barsky, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The ships are posh playgrounds designed for couples and multigenerational families, with four pools (one for adults only), activities such as pickleball, 18 restaurants and lounges, and a cushy club for kids ages 6 to 17.
—Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cushy
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“Cushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cushy. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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