snug

²snug

adj

snug·gersnug·gest

Definition of SNUG

1

a of a ship : manifesting seaworthiness : taut b : trim, neat c : fitting closely and comfortably <a snug coat>

2

a : enjoying or affording warm secure shelter or cover and opportunity for ease and contentment <a snug cottage> <a snug haven> b : marked by cordiality and secure privacy

3

: affording a degree of comfort and ease <a snug income>

4

: offering safe concealment <a snug hideout>

— snug adverb

— snug·ly adverb

— snug·ness noun

Examples of SNUG

1. The shoes were too snug.
2. These jeans are snug around the hips.
3. We were snug in the cabin.
4. She felt snug under the warm blanket.
5. The children were snug in their beds.

Origin of SNUG

perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish snygg tidy

First Known Use: circa 1595

Related to SNUG

Synonyms: antiseptic, bandbox, crisp, groomed, kempt, orderly, picked up, prim, shipshape, smug, neat, tidied, tidy, trig, trim, uncluttered, well-groomed

Antonyms: disheveled (or dishevelled), disordered, disorderly, messy, mussed, mussy, sloven, slovenly, unkempt, untidy

Related Words: dapper, natty, saucy, smart, spiffy, spruce; immaculate, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span), spotless; rakish, sleek, streamlined, taut; organized, straight, systematic

Near Antonyms: scruffy, seedy, shabby, slipshod, sloppy; dirty, filthy, foul, nasty, sordid, squalid; dowdy, frowsy (or frowzy), rumpled, tousled, tumbled; disorganized, unsystematic

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