snug
adjective /snʌɡ/
/snʌɡ/
- warm, comfortable and protected, especially from the cold synonym cosy
- a snug little house
- I spent the afternoon snug and warm in bed.
- It had rained during the night but our tents were snug and dry.
- fitting somebody/something closely
- The elastic at the waist gives a nice snug fit.
- These jeans are a bit snug (= too tight).
Word Originlate 16th cent. (originally in nautical use in the sense ‘shipshape, compact, prepared for bad weather’): probably of Low German or Dutch origin.