cosily

English

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Etymology

From cosy +‎ -ly.

Adverb

cosily (comparative more cosily, superlative most cosily)

  1. In a cosy manner.
    • 1886, Robert Louis Stevensony, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde:
      This brought them to the fireside, where the easy-chair was drawn cosily up, and the tea things stood ready to the sitter’s elbow, the very sugar in the cup.
    • 2010, Peter Corris, Torn Apart, Allen and Unwin, page 183:
      It's hard to put your hands into the pockets of a suit coat. Mine were tucked away cosily in the deep pockets of my zipped-up leather jacket.

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