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
There would be fine gardens in Edinburgh, no doubt; but oh, that couthie laurel by the Red Lion door!
From The House with the Green Shutters by Brown, George Douglas
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 Burns, Robert
The very smell of the dog was couthie in his nose.
From The House with the Green Shutters by Brown, George Douglas
A couthie wife an' cantie she has been; I maun gie o'er sic rants, an' that's be seen. never heckles me but for my guid; I sall gang sober hame—I will indeed.
From Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride by Buchan, Patrick
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