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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Examples from the Web for toasty

Contemporary Examples

It is judiciously salted with a toasty herbal twist—more about comfort than culinary pyrotechnics.
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The same people who now own the Bettles Lodge own the Aurora Lodge, which is a bit more modern and is toasty warm.
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Once your bread is all toasty, wipe the pan dry with a paper towel and raise the heat to high.
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November 8, 2010
It has a nice little foam, a kind of toasty flavor, citrusy, just beautiful.
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August 4, 2009

British Dictionary definitions for toasty

toasty¹

toastie

noun plural toasties

a toasted sandwich

toasty²

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.

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Examples from the Web for toasty

Contemporary Examples

It is judiciously salted with a toasty herbal twist—more about comfort than culinary pyrotechnics.

The same people who now own the Bettles Lodge own the Aurora Lodge, which is a bit more modern and is toasty warm.

Once your bread is all toasty, wipe the pan dry with a paper towel and raise the heat to high.

It has a nice little foam, a kind of toasty flavor, citrusy, just beautiful.