cushy

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

adjective not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship

Borrowed from Hindustani خوشی (xośī) / ख़ुशी (xuśī), from Classical Persian خوشی (xuši, “happiness”).

The Superioress is a frightfully hospitable old lady, and my uncle--I mean Sir Roland--thought you'd be more cushy with the Sisters than at a common hotel!" — That Which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day, Richard Dehan
What all those entrenched CEOs didn't realize, in their wildest paranoia, was that seven-figure salaries and cushy executive perks were about to go the way of Cadillac tail fins. — The Samurai Strategy, Thomas Hoover
He was the proud owner of a remote control job, a cushy one as far as he could tell, but the tone of the conversation he just had with the computer was worrisome. — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau

soft, easygoing

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