cosy
Americanadjective
plural
cosies, cosied, cosyingadjective
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warm and snug
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intimate; friendly
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convenient, esp for devious purposes
a cosy deal
noun
Other Word Forms
- cosily adverb
- cosiness noun
Etymology
Origin of cosy
First recorded in 1700–10
Example Sentences
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"Instead I use lamps with £5 colour-changing light bulbs. I go for deep orange or warm red and it looks so much cosier."
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Just this week, he was pictured "getting cosy" with his Euphoria co-star Sydney Sweeney at the Santa Barbara international film festival, prompting a flurry of headlines about his "new leading lady".
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Arm is speaking to me at the firm's cosy office in the Dutch capital's lively De Pijp neighbourhood.
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In the winter he said he loved sitting by the fire in the main living room, as it is "nice and cosy".
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I know from conversations I have had there are deep reservations in Washington about the UK being seen to cosy up, as they see it, to China.
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