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Cozily

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co·zy also co·sy  (kz)
adj. co·zi·er also co·si·er, co·zi·est also co·si·est
1. Snug, comfortable, and warm.
2. Marked by friendly intimacy. See Synonyms at comfortable.
3. Informal Marked by close association for devious purposes: a cozy agreement with the competition.
intr.v. co·zied also co·sied, co·zy·ing also co·sy·ing, co·zies also co·sies
1. To make oneself snug and comfortable: cozy up with the Sunday paper.
2. Informal To try to get on friendly or intimate terms; ingratiate oneself: "out on the . . . hustings, cozying up to reactionaries and racists alike" (Chuck Stone).
n. pl. co·zies also co·sies
A padded or knitted covering placed especially over a teapot to keep the tea hot.
[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]
cozi·ly adv.
cozi·ness n.
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Adv.1.cozily - in a cozy manner; "nestled cozily by the fire"
cosily


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Beth ceased to fear him from that moment, and sat there talking to him as cozily as if she had known him all her life, for love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
"I wonder what," said Celia, folding her arms cozily and leaning forward upon them.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
A pleasant-looking, stoutish, middle-aged man who never seemed to consider himself cozily dressed for his own fire-side without his hat and top-boots, but who never wore a coat except at church.
Bleak House by Dickens, Charles View in context
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