ˈkəuzɪ adj., n., & v. (US cozy) --adj. (cosier, cosiest) 1
comfortable and warm;
snug. 2 derog.
complacent. 3 warm and
friendly. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a
cover to
keep something hot,
esp. a
teapot or a boiled egg. 2 a canopied
corner seat for two. --v.tr. (-ies, -ied) (often foll. by along) colloq.
reassure, esp. deceptively. øcosy up to US colloq. 1
ingratiate oneself with. 2
snuggle up
to. øøcosily adv. cosiness n. [18th c. f.
Sc., of unkn. orig.]