affluently

adverb

Definition of affluentlynext
as in comfortably

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  1. comfortably
  2. fine
  3. ostentatiously
Adverb
  • Blum envisions residents and customers will soon be able to walk comfortably from meals at restaurants to grab a nightcap at his lounge without having to go to Prairie Village, Mission or downtown KC for a nice cocktail.
    — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
  • And yet, despite prices rising comfortably ahead of target in recent months, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)—led by Warsh—appears to be taking its foot off the gas in terms of raising interest rates.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of comfortably
Adverb
  • Ungrafted vines give this vertical, saline energy, and the tannins are fine-grained.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026
  • That would have worked out fine when Fochesato tried redeeming his Timeless Ticket for a potential World Series game in 2018, when the Brewers reached the NL Championship Series.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of fine
Adverb
  • Ahmed wrapped his face in a red kaffiyeh—the fantasy of a man in hiding, ostentatiously drawing attention to himself.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of ostentatiously
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