couthie

[koo-thee]

adjective

Scot.

1. agreeable; genial; kindly.

couthie

/ ˈkuːθɪ /

adjective

1. sociable; friendly; congenial

2. comfortable; snug

3. plain; homely; unsophisticated

   a couthie saying

Other Word Forms

• couthily adjective
• couthiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of couthie¹

1715–25; couth ² + -ie, spelling variant of -y ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of couthie¹

C13: see _couth , _uncouth

Example Sentences

The occasion had a down-to-earth feel – even, dare I say it, couthie.

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There would be fine gardens in Edinburgh, no doubt; but oh, that couthie laurel by the Red Lion door!

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Bonnie Mary Hay, it 's haliday to me, When thou art couthie, kind, and free; There 's nae clouds in the lift, nor storms in the sky, My bonnie Mary Hay, when thou art nigh.

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If the contemporary juridical records, even what is left of them, be a criterion, homicide in all its oddly named forms must have been a commonplace to those couthie lieges of his Slobberiness, King Jamie.

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O couthie is my ingle-cheek, An' cheerie is my Jean; I never see her angry look, Nor hear her word on ane.

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