Meaning & use
uncomfortably
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In a way that causes physical or mental discomfort or unease.
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The room was uncomfortably hot during the meeting.
He sat uncomfortably close to the edge of his seat.
A note on using this word
Often used to intensify an adjective, as in "uncomfortably close" or "uncomfortably warm."
Words with a similar meaning
awkwardlyunpleasantly
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Words with an opposite meaning
comfortably
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