Snug

Quick meaning: Snug is an adjective meaning Warm and comfortable; cosy.

Meaning

Warm and comfortable; cosy.

More Meanings

1. Satisfactory.
2. Close-fitting.
3. Close; concealed; not exposed to notice.
4. (British) A small, comfortable back room in a pub.
5. (engineering) A lug.
6. (transitive) To make secure or snug.
7. To snuggle or nestle.

Example Sentences

I felt snug tucked up in my snug bed.

Be ſure at Will’s the following Day, / Lie ſnug, and hear what Criticks ſay.

He snugged his Gun into its tunic holster, checked the scope on his Follower and left the room.

That night Tarzan built a snug little bower high among the swaying branches of a giant tree, and there the tired girl slept, while in a crotch beneath her the ape-man curled, ready, even in sleep, to protect her.

Word Forms

• snugger
• snuggest
• snugs
• snugging
• snugged

Synonyms for snug

Depending on context, synonyms include comfy, cosy, cushy, acceptable, adequate, average.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cosy, cozy, snuggery, tight, close-fitting, comfy.

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