"cushy" meaning in English

See cushy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkʊʃi/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cushy.wav Forms: cushier [comparative], more cushy [comparative], cushiest [superlative], most cushy [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʊʃi Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani خوشی (xośī) / ख़ुशी (xuśī), from Classical Persian خوشی (xuši, “happiness”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|inc-hnd}} Borrowed from Hindustani, {{der|en|fa-cls|خوشی|t=happiness|tr=xuši}} Classical Persian خوشی (xuši, “happiness”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er,more}} cushy (comparative cushier or more cushy, superlative cushiest or most cushy)
  1. (informal) Making few demands; comfortable, easy. Tags: informal Translations (making few demands — see also comfortable, easy): pohodový (Czech), nenáročný (Czech), lokoisa (Finnish), leppoisa (Finnish), helppo (Finnish), angenehm (German), gemütlich (German), ruhig (German), lau (German), zgodny (Polish), prebenda [feminine, noun] (Spanish), sinecura [feminine, noun] (Spanish), canonjía [colloquial, feminine, noun] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-cushy-en-adj-H1Ve9dhI Disambiguation of 'making few demands — see also comfortable, easy': 63 37
  2. (chiefly US) Comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person's body; ergonomic. Tags: US Translations (comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person’s body — see also ergonomic): pohodlný (Czech), mukava (Finnish), douillet (French), bequem (German), gemütlich (German), komfortowy (Polish), wygodny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-cushy-en-adj-KRJrdyHW Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of 'comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person’s body — see also ergonomic': 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cushily, cushiness, cushy number

Inflected forms

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  "word": "cushy"
}

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