2. Destitute of comfort; uncomfortable. [R.]
[1913 Webster]
A labyrinth of little discomfortable garrets. --Thackeray. -- {Dis*com"fort*a*ble*ness}, n. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
discomfortable — [dis kum′fərt ə bəl, dis′ kum′fərt ə bəl] adj. 〚ME < OFr desconfortable〛 Archaic causing discomfort * * * See discomfort. * * * … Universalium
discomfortable — [dis kum′fərt ə bəl, dis′ kum′fərt ə bəl] adj. [ME < OFr desconfortable] Archaic causing discomfort … English World dictionary
discomfortable — də̇s+ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French desconfortable, from desconforter + able 1. archaic : causing mental discomfort or discouragement : affording no comfort 2. archai … Useful english dictionary
discomfortable — adjective see discomfort I … New Collegiate Dictionary
discomfortable — dis·comfortable … English syllables
Discomfortableness — Discomfortable Dis*com fort*a*ble, a. [Cf. OF. desconfortable.] 1. Causing discomfort; occasioning uneasiness; making sad. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] 2. Destitute of comfort; uncomfortable. [R.] [1913 Webster] A labyrinth of little… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discomfort — discomfortable /dis kum feuhr teuh beuhl, kumf teuh /, adj. discomfortingly, adv. /dis kum feuhrt/, n. 1. an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain. 2. anything that is disturbing to or interferes with comfort. v.t. 3. to… … Universalium
discomfort — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French descomforter, from des dis + comforter to comfort Date: 14th century 1. archaic dismay 1 2. to make uncomfortable or uneasy • discomfortable adjective II … New Collegiate Dictionary
Hecate — Infobox Greek deity Caption = The Hecate Chiaramonti , a Roman sculpture of triple Hecate, after a Hellenistic original (Museo Chiaramonti, Vatican Museums Name = Hekate God of = Goddess of Witchcraft, Crossroads, Wilderness and Childbirth Abode … Wikipedia
discomfortingly — See discomfortable. * * * … Universalium
