toasty
Americanadjective
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comfortably or cozily warm.
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characteristic of or resembling toast.
toasty aromas.
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The powerful Santa Anas will coincide with toasty temperatures of 85 to 95 degrees and low humidity rates of between 5% and 15% across much of the region.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
The City of Brotherly Love reached a toasty 91 degrees at the hottest part of the day on the centennial July 4, 1876, according to the National Weather Service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
But workers at Magnavale say the toasty temperatures are quickly forgotten about in their daily sub-zero workplace.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Add red pepper flakes and dried oregano, letting them bloom in the fat just long enough to wake up—fragrant, a little toasty, the edges of their flavor beginning to soften and deepen.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026
There was the warm air from the radiator making the right side of her comforter toasty and cozy.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
Scattered through old Southern community and church cookbooks are recipes for spiced Saltines: butter-soaked, herb-flecked, oven-baked until they darken to a toastier shade of gold.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
With warmer air comes wetter air: toastier temperatures evaporate more water from the ocean.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 25, 2024
“Butter gives a sweet, rich flavor, but since it can brown or burn at a relatively low temperature, it makes a darker” crust with a toastier flavor than shortening does.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2022
While the Boardroom can currently seat 40 people al fresco, it will need a toastier set-up for the colder months.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2020
And that’s happening at lower temperatures than in the toastier South, where people are more accustomed to the heat.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2019
December 2023 was a major exception — the toastiest the state has experienced since 1958, and the fourth warmest since record-keeping began in 1895, according to data from the Western Regional Climate Center.
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2024
Here is a look at the coaches who could be next, beginning with those whose seats seem to be the toastiest:
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2017
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