cuddly

adjective

cud·​dly ˈkə-dᵊl-ē 

ˈkəd-lē

cuddlier; cuddliest

: fit for or inviting cuddling

a cuddly kitten

Examples of cuddly in a Sentence

He is so big and cuddly.

their cuddly brand of commercialism

Recent Examples on the Web

Fortunately Netflix didn’t do the Meta thing and come up with some cuddly meeple to be your virtual assistant. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2026

Crucially, Muse—which comes with a cuddly avatar—was designed by Meta to be beginner-friendly, and to win over people unfamiliar with AI. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

A lot of customers come to Coburn and Painteddog with expectations of National Geographic-like experiences featuring cute, cuddly animals. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026

Meta’s cuddly Muse AI agent has already been downloaded millions of times since it was made available to the public a mere three weeks ago — and users are already forming steamy relationships with the bot. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above