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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

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

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)

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

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

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

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