toasty

[toh-stee]

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adjective, toast·i·er, toast·i·est.

comfortably or cozily warm.
characteristic of or resembling toast: toasty aromas.

Origin of toasty

First recorded in 1890–95; toast¹ + -y¹

Related formstoast·i·ness, noun

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Related Words for toasty

temperate, lukewarm, tepid, sunny, mild, balmy, pleasant, hot, sweltering, heated, melting, snug, roasting, thermic, broiling, scorching, sizzling, glowing, perspiring, close

Examples from the Web for toasty

Contemporary Examples of toasty

It is judiciously salted with a toasty herbal twist—more about comfort than culinary pyrotechnics.
Charlottesville Is Swimming in Finger Lickin’ Gas Station Fried Chicken
Jane & Michael Stern
May 26, 2014
The same people who now own the Bettles Lodge own the Aurora Lodge, which is a bit more modern and is toasty warm.
Visiting the Arctic Circle…Before It’s Irreversibly Changed
Terry Greene Sterling
April 1, 2014
Once your bread is all toasty, wipe the pan dry with a paper towel and raise the heat to high.
Foie Gras French Toast, Seriously
Petrit Husenaj
November 8, 2010
It has a nice little foam, a kind of toasty flavor, citrusy, just beautiful.
The Official Beverage of France
Katie Workman
August 4, 2009

British Dictionary definitions for toasty

toasty

toastie

noun plural toasties

a toasted sandwich

toasty

adjective -tier or -tiest

tasting or smelling like toast

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Word Origin and History for toasty

adj.

"warm and comfortable," 1890, from toast (v.1) + -y (2). Related: Toastiness.