Comfortable /(?)/
Com·fort·a·ble
Comfortable
a.
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Strong; vigorous; valiant. [Obs.]
Thy conceit is nearer death than thy powers. For my sake be comfortable; hold death a while at the arm's end.
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Serviceable; helpful. [Obs.]
Be comfortable to my mother, your mistress, and make much of her.
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Affording or imparting comfort or consolation; able to comfort; cheering; as, a comfortable hope.
A comfortable provision made for their subsistence.
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In a condition of comfort; having comforts; not suffering or anxious; hence, contented; cheerful; as, to lead a comfortable life.
My lord leans wondrously to discontent; His comfortable temper has forsook him: He is much out of health.
- Free, or comparatively free, from pain or distress; -- used of a sick person. [U. S.]
Comfortable
n.
- A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter; a comfort. [U. S.]