cushier; cushiest
: entailing little hardship or difficulty
a cushy job with a high salary
cushily adverb

Examples of cushy in a Sentence

His uncle got him a cushy job in the city government. a big cushy chair that's perfect for watching television
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The slippers are also cushy thanks to their terry cotton insoles for padding around the house. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2025 The indoor-outdoor library that spills into the courtyard is an especially sweet retreat, with its custom floor-to-ceiling bookcase and cushy seating: perfect for a post-swim glass of wine. Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025 Or do incentives to protect cushy administrative gigs drive downplaying or hiding bad news? Noah Barsky, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 The ships are posh playgrounds designed for couples and multigenerational families, with four pools (one for adults only), activities such as pickleball, 18 restaurants and lounges, and a cushy club for kids ages 6 to 17. Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cushy

Word History

Etymology

Hindi ḵẖuś & Urdu khush from Persian khūsh

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cushy was in 1915

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“Cushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cushy. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.

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