snugly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English snug

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English snugly

From snug + -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnʌɡli/

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• Rhymes: -ʌɡli
• Homophone: snuggly (one pronunciation)
• Hyphenation: snug‧ly

Adverb

snugly (comparative more snugly, superlative most snugly)

1. Tightly; with limited space to move; in a snug manner.

   The peg fit so snugly in the hole that it couldn't be pulled out by hand.

   • 1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 258:

     I have caught them under my pillow and on my head; while in every box, and under every board which has lain for some days undisturbed, little scorpions are sure to be found snugly ensconced, with their formidable tails quickly turned up ready for attack or defence.

   • 2012 June 3, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”, in AV Club‎^[1], archived from the original on 1 February 2013:

     He’s wrapped up snugly in a cozy bubble of self-regard, talking for his own sake more than anyone else’s.

Translations

Translations

• German: behaglich (de), gemütlich (de), mollig (de)
• Spanish: acurrucadamente, perfectamente (es), entalladamente
• Turkish: rahatça (tr)

See also

• snug
• snuggly