cosily en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English cosy Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English cosily From cosy + -ly.
Meanings
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(UK) In a cosy manner.
It's hard to put your hands into the pockets of a suit coat. Mine were tucked away cosily in the deep pockets of my zipped-up leather jacket.
2010, Peter Corris, Torn Apart, Allen and Unwin, page 183:This brought them to the fireside, where the easy chair was drawn cosily up, and the tea things stood ready to the sitter’s elbow, the very sugar in the cup.
1886 January 5, Robert Louis Stevenson, “The Last Night”, in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 86:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cozily | US, alternative | lexicographic | |
| most cosily | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more cosily | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
fi kodikkaasti (in a cosy manner) · bg приятно (in a cosy manner) · bg уютно (in a cosy manner) · bg удобно (in a cosy manner) · pl przytulnie (in a cosy manner) · fi mukavasti (in a cosy manner)