uncomfortably

B2
US /ənˈkʌmftəbli/
adv Freq #39948

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    in physical discomfort

    I lay uncomfortably on the lumpy mattress.

  2. 2
    adv

    In an uncomfortable manner.

    Everyone else shifted uncomfortably as this guy continued his derisive laughter and proclaimed my quest the most idiotic thing he'd heard in his life.

Etymology

From uncomfortable + -ly or un- + comfortably.

Thesaurus

Opposites

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