adj., n., & v. (US cozy)
adj. (cosier, cosiest) 1 comfortable and warm; snug. 2 derog. complacent. 3 warm and friendly.
n. (pl. -ies) 1 a cover to keep something hot, esp. a teapot or a boiled egg. 2 a canopied corner seat for two.
v.tr. (-ies, -ied) (often foll. by along) colloq. reassure, esp. deceptively. cosy up to US colloq. 1 ingratiate oneself with. 2 snuggle up to. cosily adv. cosiness n.
[ 18th c. f. Sc., of unkn. orig. ]