SNUG


Meaning of SNUG in English

■ adjective ( ~ger , ~gest )

1》 warm and cosy.

2》 very tight or close-fitting.

3》 archaic (of an income or employment) allowing one to live in comfort.

■ noun Brit. a small, cosy public room in a pub or small hotel.

■ verb ( ~s , ~ging , ~ged ) chiefly N. Amer. place or settle safely or cosily.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

C16 (orig. in naut. use in the sense 'shipshape, compact, prepared for bad weather'): prob. of Low Ger. or Du. origin.

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