Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a cozy manner; snugly; warmly; comfortably.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb Snugly; comfortably.

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  • adverb In a cozy manner

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  • adverb in a cozy manner

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Examples

  • Disappointment is tucked cozily into a back alley among empty bottles and decaying leaves.

    Mount Vernon Mike Lynch 2011

  • These industry giants possess abysmal track records in terms of their emissions and are cozily nestled within a five-block radius of the school.

    Cali Slaughter: Grassroots and Clean Air in Pilsen Cali Slaughter 2011

  • It's now a cozily plush property with 43 rooms, each affiliated with a different wine.

    Barry Yourgrau: A Remembrance In Edinburgh Barry Yourgrau 2012

  • Still in their bathrobes, they were sitting cozily at the round table in the dining area of their Central Park South apartment.

    I’ll Walk Alone Mary Higgins Clark 2011

  • First-person interviews with owners and operators Helen Kutsher and her son, Mark, and longtime employees like skating instructor and Zamboni driver Celia Duffy cozily share screen time with historical testimony from Catskills experts.

    Reliving the Days of a Looser Borscht Belt Bruce Bennett 2012

  • Months ago Christchurch with its settled and established look contrasted cozily with much of the rest of New Zealand's cityscapes which convey an image of contrived modernity bordering on transience.

    Peter Isaac: Will Christchurch Have to Move Somewhere Else? Peter Isaac 2011

  • Months ago Christchurch with its settled and established look contrasted cozily with much of the rest of New Zealand's cityscapes which convey an image of contrived modernity bordering on transience.

    Peter Isaac: Will Christchurch Have to Move Somewhere Else? Peter Isaac 2011

  • Months ago Christchurch with its settled and established look contrasted cozily with much of the rest of New Zealand's cityscapes which convey an image of contrived modernity bordering on transience.

    Peter Isaac: Will Christchurch Have to Move Somewhere Else? Peter Isaac 2011

  • Months ago Christchurch with its settled and established look contrasted cozily with much of the rest of New Zealand's cityscapes which convey an image of contrived modernity bordering on transience.

    Peter Isaac: Will Christchurch Have to Move Somewhere Else? Peter Isaac 2011

  • That opinion puts Justice Scalia cozily in bed with former Chief Justice Shinwari, President Karzai’s first appointee to head the Supreme Court of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, who interpreted Article 22 of the Afghan Constitution, which calls for men and women to have equal rights and responsibilities before the law, to mean that men have rights and women have responsibilities to their husbands.

    Ann Jones: Why Peace Is the Business of Men (But Shouldn't Be): A Modest Proposal for the Immodest Brotherhood of Big Men Ann Jones 2011

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