Full of or providing comfort; characterized by the quality of being comforting and soothing.
From 'comfort' (Latin 'confortare': strengthen) + '-ful' suffix. An archaic or poetic adjective, now largely replaced by 'comfortable' or 'comforting.'
'-Full' is an ancient English suffix, but 'comfortful' barely survives in modern speech—we say 'comfortable' instead—showing how one adjective form can gradually squeeze out competing forms until only the winner remains.
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