couthie

American  

[koo-thee] / ˈku θi /

adjective

Scot.

1. agreeable; genial; kindly.

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couthie British  

/ ˈkuːθɪ /

adjective

1. sociable; friendly; congenial

2. comfortable; snug

3. plain; homely; unsophisticated

   a couthie saying

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Other Word Forms

• couthily adjective
• couthiness noun

Etymology

Origin of couthie

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Guardian

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

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg