snugly

[snuhg-lee]

adverb

1. in a way that is warmly comfortable or cozy, sheltered, safe, etc..

   Our cottages are nestled snugly in 35 acres of gardens and natural bush.

   The marina is snugly placed in the southwest corner of the harbor, at the root of the breakwater.

2. closely or tightly to the contours of a person’s body or other object.

   The threaded pipe should fit snugly into the hole without any gap that dirt can get through.

   The nurse wrapped the blood pressure cuff snugly around my upper arm.

3. neatly and compactly.

   That leftover tuna salad will fit snugly in this 1-cup airtight container.

4. with enough money or other supports or advantages to feel secure and comfortable.

   The financier despised these fat little clients living so snugly on their unearned incomes.

Other Word Forms

• unsnugly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of snugly¹

snug ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Film buffs sit snugly in cars watching a drive-in movie, munching popcorn on a lovely recent fall night.

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Granted, Huston adapted the film’s screenplay himself, but there’s no denying how snugly the movie fits into its director’s oeuvre, even though Aronofsky didn’t pen the script.

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For a franchise where Nielsen once said, “Blowing away a fleeing suspect with my .44 magnum used to be everything to me,” the updated punchline fits snugly with what came before.

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Set up your double boiler: you want a medium-sized pot or saucepan with about an inch or two of water, and then a heat-proof bowl which fits snugly atop the pot.

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But now, with three parallel decades of Allen’s increased creative laziness and Burns’ own comfortable mediocrity, the label fits more snugly.

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Related Words

• adequately 
• easily