couthie
Americanadjective
adjective
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sociable; friendly; congenial
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comfortable; snug
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plain; homely; unsophisticated
a couthie saying
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Example Sentences
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The occasion had a down-to-earth feel – even, dare I say it, couthie.
From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2011
The very smell of the dog was couthie in his nose.
From The House with the Green Shutters by Brown, George Douglas
“I mean she was couthie, but no sair in order.”
From The Little Minister by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)
O couthie is my ingle-cheek, An' cheerie is my Jean; I never see her angry look, Nor hear her word on ane.
From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 by Stevenson, Burton Egbert
"I mean she was couthie, but no sair in order."
From The Little Minister by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)
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