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un·com·fort·able Listen to audio/ˌʌnˈkʌmfɚtəbəl/ adjective
[more uncomfortable; most uncomfortable] 1 a : causing a feeling of physical discomfort
a very uncomfortable chair
b : feeling physical discomfort
You look uncomfortable in that chair. Would you like to sit here instead?
2 a : causing a feeling of being embarrassed or uneasy
The silence went on so long that it became very uncomfortable. We were in the uncomfortable position of asking for money.
b : feeling embarrassed or uneasy
I was uncomfortable about talking to them. She's uncomfortable being in the spotlight.
— un·com·fort·ably Listen to audio /ˌʌnˈkʌmfɚtəbli/ adverb
The room was uncomfortably hot. They came uncomfortably close to having an accident.

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