snugly

adverb

snug·​ly
: in a snug manner
pipers, with their beribboned bagpipes snugly tucked—W. B. Ready
while old tenants have sat snugly in their apartments paying a comparatively small rent—Gerda Luft
extended series of small incidents that must fit snugly together—Arthur Knight
music is no longer fitted so snugly to the word as before—Alfred Einstein

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“Snugly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snugly. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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