"overcomfortable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more overcomfortable [comparative], most overcomfortable [superlative]
Etymology: From over- + comfortable. Etymology templates: {{af|en|over-|comfortable}} over- + comfortable Head templates: {{en-adj}} overcomfortable (comparative more overcomfortable, superlative most overcomfortable)
  1. Excessively comfortable.
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