cosily

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English cosy 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 cosily From cosy + -ly.

1. In a cosy manner.

   “This brought them to the fireside, where the easy chair was drawn cosily up, and the tea things stood ready to the sitter’s elbow, the very sugar in the cup.”

   “It's hard to put your hands into the pockets of a suit coat. Mine were tucked away cosily in the deep pockets of my zipped-up leather jacket.”