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couthie

American  
[koo-thee] / ˈku θi /

adjective

Scot.
  1. agreeable; genial; kindly.


couthie British  
/ ˈkuːθɪ /

adjective

  1. sociable; friendly; congenial

  2. comfortable; snug

  3. plain; homely; unsophisticated

    a couthie saying

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of couthie

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

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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 George Douglas Brown

"I mean she was couthie, but no sair in order."

From The Little Minister by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie

“I mean she was couthie, but no sair in order.”

From The Little Minister by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie

But for thy friends, and they are mony, Baith honest men, and lassies bonie, May couthie Fortune, kind and cannie, In social glee, Wi' mornings blythe, and e'enings funny, Bless them and thee!

From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns

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