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cozy

or co·sy, co·zey, co·zie

[koh-zee]
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adjective, co·zi·er, co·zi·est.
  1. snugly warm and comfortable: a cozy little house.
  2. convenient or beneficial, usually as a result of dishonesty or connivance: a very cozy agreement between competing firms.
  3. suggesting opportunistic or conspiratorial intimacy: a cozy relationship between lobbyists and some politicians.
  4. discreetly reticent or noncommittal: The administrators are remaining cozy about which policy they plan to adopt.
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noun, plural co·zies.
  1. a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
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verb (used with object), co·zied, co·zy·ing.
  1. to make more cozy (often followed by up): New curtains would cozy the room up a bit.
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Verb Phrases
  1. cozy up (to), Informal.
    1. to move closer for comfort or affection: Come over to the fire and cozy up a bit.
    2. to try to become friendly or intimate in order to further one's own ends; attempt to ingratiate oneself: He's always cozying up to the boss.
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Origin of cozy

1700–10; orig. Scots; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian koselig cozy, kose seg to enjoy oneself
Related formsco·zi·ly, adverbco·zi·ness, noun

Synonyms

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1. snug, comfy, homey, sheltered.
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Examples from the Web for cozily

Historical Examples

  • It was a long story, cozily confidential; and there were interruptions.

    Bransford of Rainbow Range

    Eugene Manlove Rhodes

  • It was Johnny Turk, cozily ensconced in a tree that overlooked our trench.

  • "Well, in three months then," she whispered, while he rocked her cozily in his arms.

    The Financier

    Theodore Dreiser

  • And when she awakened, she lay, cozily tucked in her coverlets, thinking over the occurrences of the night before.

  • By the end of the summer they were cozily settled in the white house, and had found corners for gardens and places for their pets.

    A Dear Little Girl

    Amy E. Blanchard

British Dictionary definitions for cozily

cozy

adjective, noun -zier or -ziest or plural -zies
  1. the usual US spelling of cosy
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Derived Formscozily, adverbcoziness, noun
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Word Origin and History for cozily

cozy

adj.

1709, colsie, Scottish dialect, perhaps of Scandinavian origin (cf. Norwegian kose seg "be cozy"). In Britain, usually cosy. Related: Cozily; coziness.

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper