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

Other words from toasty

toast·i·ness, noun

Words Nearby toasty

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How to use toasty in a sentence

Even if you don’t end up winning any fashion awards while wearing yours, the best mittens can help ensure that your hands remain toasty and unchapped all winter long.
Best mittens: Keep your hands cozy | PopSci Commerce Team | February 8, 2021 | Popular-Science
You can also use the Travel Dry during a midday break to keep your toes toasty on that freezing post-lunch lift ride.
This Gear Makes Parking-Lot Après Fun | Ryan Stuart | January 26, 2021 | Outside Online
Jabbour told me that last week, with temperatures outside around 25 degrees Fahrenheit, it was a toasty 66 degrees in the tunnel.
Fresh vegetables in the middle of winter? It’s possible, even in colder climes. | Adrian Higgins | January 20, 2021 | Washington Post
Keep your bathroom warm, too, because a toasty room will keep the tub from losing its heat too quickly.
To take the most relaxing bath ever, add some healthy tips | Rachel Feltman | January 3, 2021 | Popular-Science
Shake them until you smell the spices, but don’t let them go from toasty to burned.
4 Hot Cocktail Recipes to Save Your Winter Social Life | AC Shilton | December 17, 2020 | Outside Online

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 DAILY BEAST
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 | THE DAILY BEAST
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 | THE DAILY BEAST
It has a nice little foam, a kind of toasty flavor, citrusy, just beautiful.
The Official Beverage of France | Katie Workman | August 4, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for toasty (1 of 2)

toasty¹

toastie

/ (ˈtəʊstɪ) /

nounplural toasties

a toasted sandwich

British Dictionary definitions for toasty (2 of 2)

toasty²

/ (ˈtəʊstɪ) /

adjective-tier or -tiest

tasting or smelling like toast

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