uncomfortably

B2 Topic:Senses & Perception
US /ənˈkʌmftəbli/
adv Freq #39948

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    In a way that is physically unpleasant.

    I lay uncomfortably on the lumpy mattress.

  2. 2
    adv

    In a way that makes you feel uneasy or awkward.

    Everyone shifted uncomfortably during the long silence.

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Opposites

Etymology

From uncomfortable + -ly or un- + comfortably.

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