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affluently

adverb

Definition of affluentlynext
as in comfortably

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affluently
  1. comfortably
  2. fine
  3. ostentatiously
Adverb
  • Florida’s new law is a compromise that the industry, which defeated other legislative efforts previously, can live with comfortably.
    — Mike Ryan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Doubles pair Anhelina Kalinina and Lyudmyla Kichenok comfortably beat Magali Kempen and Lara Salden 6-3, 6-3.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of comfortably
Adverb
  • Field dug plants usually do fine with two irrigations per week through the warmer months.
    — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In the evenings, the hotel's fine-dining restaurant, Lumi, opens for service, but during my visit the venue was closed due to some staffing issues.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of fine
Adverb
  • Bryan Fuller’s expressionistic procedural is ostentatiously gruesome, yes, but the increasingly disturbing interplay between Will and Hannibal — cat and mouse, will-they/won’t they — is a full course meal on its own.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
  • In her closet were seven Ungaros, three Rykiels, a Kamali bathing suit and a Kamali sleeping-bag coat, five Kenzo dresses, two pieces from the Ballets Russes collection of Saint Laurent—all of which were trades or payments in kind, none of them mothballed, but instead worn ostentatiously and often.
    — Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Definition of ostentatiously
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“Affluently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affluently. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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