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cush·y
(ko͝osh′ē)adj. cush·i·er, cush·i·est Informal
Making few demands; comfortable: a cushy job.
[Hindi and Urdu khuš, good, from Persian; see esu- in Indo-European roots.]
cush′i·ly adv.
cush′i·ness n.
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cushy
(ˈkʊʃɪ)adj, cushier or cushiest
informal easy; comfortable: a cushy job.
[C20: from Hindi khush pleasant, from Persian khōsh]
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cush•y
(ˈkʊʃ i)adj. cush•i•er, cush•i•est. Informal.
1. involving little effort for ample rewards; easy and profitable: a cushy job.
2. soft and comfortable.
cush′i•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | cushy - not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship; "what a cushy job!"; "the easygoing life of a parttime consultant"; "a soft job" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech easy - posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma" |
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cushy
adjective (Informal) easy, soft, comfortable, undemanding, jammy (Brit. slang) He's had a very cushy life so far.
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Translations
مُريح، سَهْل
lehký a příjemný
letmagelig
òægilegur
lengvas
izdevīgssilta vietiņaviegls
cushy
[ˈkʊʃɪ] ADJ (cushier (compar) (cushiest (superl))) a cushy job → un chollo, un hueso (Mex)to have a cushy life or time → tener la vida arreglada
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cushy
[ˈkʊʃi] adj [lifestyle] → peinard(e)a cushy job → un boulot de tout repos
to have a cushy time → se la couler douce
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cushy
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cushy
(ˈkuʃi) adjective easy and comfortable. a cushy job.
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