Word Frequency
cosy or (US) cozy (ˈkəʊzɪ
)
Definitions
adjective
-sier, -siest, (US) -zier, -ziest- warm and snug
- intimate; friendly
- convenient, esp for devious purposes ⇒
a cosy deal
noun
(plural) -sies (US) -zies- a cover for keeping things warm ⇒
egg cosy
Derived Forms
ˈcosily, (US) ˈcozily adverbˈcosiness, (US) ˈcoziness noun
Word Origin
C18: from Scots, of unknown originExample Sentences Including 'cosily'
Do you tend to lie flat out, sit on the edge, or sink cosily into deep cushions?Glasgow Herald (2001)
First, check in to the Studio Suite, a cosily intimate nest with a four-poster bed right beside a candlelit spa.The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)
Henna necklaces, bracelets, pendants nestling cosily in a dipping decollete.India Today (1999)
Ms. Sevigny is now huddled cosily next to Ian Hylton of Flare magazine.Globe and Mail (2003)
She pictured the cottage where Kate was by now probably tucked up cosily in bed.Midnight is a Lonely Place
There was plenty to keep the kids occupied while mum and dad cosily relaxed together.Sun, News of the World (1999)
Up until now my paranoia has been cosily internal, but no more.LOVE YOU MADLY (2002)
We were supposed to be cosily ensconced here, with Knox and Jacques, and Seymour House for when we wanted a break.The Ambassador's Women
`In all the twenty-five years of my life I've never known this flat to look other than cosily lived-in.On My Way to the Club
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