comfortable

1. (obsolete) Comforting, providing comfort; consolatory.Examples: "he was going to make away himself; but meeting by chance his master Plotinus, who, perceiving by his distracted looks all was not well, urged him to confess his grief; which when he had heard, he used such comfortable speeches, that he redeemed him e faucibus Erebi[…]."; "a comfortable provision made for their subsistence"; "The commanding officer readily granted a reprieve, and Louis, who, on the arrival of this letter, had forborne to communicate its contents to Theodore, left it should torture him with false hope, now hastened to him with this comfortable news."Synonyms: comforting, comfy, cozy, eathful, restful, snug, cushy, safeobsolete

2. (obsolete) Strong; vigorous; valiant.Examples: "Thy conceit is nearer death than thy powers. For my sake be comfortable; hold death a while at the arm's end."obsolete

3. (obsolete) Serviceable; helpful.Examples: "Be comfortable to my mother, your mistress, and make much of her."obsolete