snugly
5
2.7
- adverb
- /ˈsnʌɡli/
:
ajustadamente
- The first tourniquet cuff in the sequence was applied snugly to the calf.
- fits snugly
Examples
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Explain the need for the collar to fit snugly, but not tightly.
Academic text (2002) -
You can see it fits snugly into this little wing hole that they made for it.
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When he held her, their bodies fit together more snugly than they ever had in life.
Fiction book (1993) -
And what I mean by that is that these will, you know, sit snugly on your ears.
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I would take him to see my friends, and he would sit snugly on my shoulder.
Academic text (2013) -
When she felt the black knit cap, she pulled it down more snugly, then her hands dropped away.
Fiction book (1995) -
The yokes of his shirt pulled snugly across his widening shoulders.
Fiction book (2000) -
Along the road, women carry on their backs sleepy babies, snugly wrapped in bright-patterned cotton.
Academic text (2010) -
The short blade was curved like a scythe, its fat wooden handle fitting snugly in her palm.
Academic text (2016) -
The child snuggled down in bed, pulling the blankets snugly around herself.
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How Snug
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Morphology
Etymology
Snugly comes from snug, which means 'comfortable and tight', plus the ending -ly that makes it an adverb. Think of a lid that fits close or a scarf wrapped tight; that image explains why snugly means 'in a way that fits closely and comfortably'.