snugly
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1.0
- adverb
- /ˈsnʌɡli/
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acurrucadamente
- After a long day, she felt snugly wrapped in a warm blanket on the couch.
- snugly nestled
- snugly tucked
- sleeping snugly
Examples
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And I curled up snugly and thought that nothing was quite so pleasant as a holiday meal with your family when I heard a sudden clatter on the roof and sprang up so quickly.
Fiction book (2000) -
On the billboard: A maharajah sleeping snugly on a thick mattress.
Fiction book (1992) -
Were they all home now, snugly tucked into their beds?
Fiction book (2000) -
And you will recognize Him by this sign you will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.
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Jo left by six that evening, and I was in front of the fire, roaring away in the hearth, sitting snugly in the chair, with an eggnog within reach.
Fiction book (1997) -
He did think about how much easier it would be to sleep out there, about how his face might be pleasantly cooled by the air, and his body snugly warmed by his bag.
Fiction book (1997) -
The kitten curled up snugly in the basket, enjoying the warmth from the heater.
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He settled snugly into his chair, ready to read his favorite book by the fire.
Synonyms
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2.0
In a way that makes your body feel relaxed and at ease
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2.5
In a warm, comfortable way that makes you feel relaxed
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2.8
In a way that invites cuddling or makes you feel close and warm
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5.5
In a soft, rich way that feels very comfortable and high quality
Antonyms
How Sheltered
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Snugly comes from snug, which means 'warm, comfortable, and safe', with the ending -ly to make it an adverb. Think of someone snuggling into a blanket by the fire; that picture shows why snugly means 'in a warm, comfortable, sheltered way'.