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  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of a cocoon.

Etymologies

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cocoon +‎ -like

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Examples

  • I was simply too skittish to venture far from the cocoonish comfort of my bed, where, if necessary, I could pull the sheets over my head and spare myself the sight of another nightmarish performance.

    The First Cup is the Deepest 2007

  • Maybe, over time, such a society would become self-absorbed and cocoonish, using often superficial community outreach as a self-satisfying reason for being.

    Help please ! seguros monterrey/NY Life 2003

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