cosy
[
koh
-zee]
/ˈkoʊ zi/
adjective
,
cosier,
cosiest,
noun,
plural
cosies,
verb,
cosied,
cosying.
1.
cozy
.
Origin
1700-10
Related forms
cosily,
adverb
cosiness,
noun
Examples from the web for
cosy
When an accident happens, it is not enough the be able to watch dials in a
cosy
control room.
The relationship between auditors and their clients is dangerously
cosy
.
But the reconfiguration of brain-work will also make life far less
cosy
and predictable for the next generation of graduates.
They decide who can join their
cosy
clubs and expect the rest of the world to obey the instructions they hand down.
And despite a decade of political reform, the ties between the chaebol and the state are still too
cosy
.
cosy
relationships between politicians and newspaper executives will be laid bare.
These firms' core competence, such as it is, is exploiting their
cosy
connections with governing elites.
Life within the euro area is no longer quite so
cosy
.
If this is the case, the tea
cosy
is replaced after everyone has been served.
British Dictionary definitions for
cosy
cosy
/
ˈkəʊzɪ
/
adjective
-sier,
-siest
(
US
)
-zier,
-ziest
1.
warm and snug
2.
intimate; friendly
3.
convenient, esp for devious purposes:
a cosy deal
noun
(
pl
)
-sies,
(
US
)
-zies
4.
a cover for keeping things warm:
egg cosy
Derived Forms
cosily,
(
US
)
cozily,
adverb
cosiness,
(
US
)
coziness,
noun
Word Origin
C18: from Scots, of unknown origin
Word Origin and History for
cosy
adj.
chiefly British form of
cozy
.