Definitions for uncomfortably

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•com•fort•a•bleʌnˈkʌmf tə bəl, -ˈkʌm fər tə-(adj.)

  1. causing discomfort or distress; irritating; painful.

  2. experiencing discomfort caused by stress or strain; uneasy.

Origin of uncomfortable:

1585–95

un•com′fort•a•bly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. uncomfortably(adverb)

    in physical discomfort

    "she lay on the couch, her body uncomfortably twisted"

Wiktionary

  1. uncomfortably(Adverb)

    In an uncomfortable manner.


Translations for uncomfortably

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

uncomfortably(adverb)

producing a bad physical feeling

That's a very uncomfortable chair.

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