(BrE) (AmE cozy) adjective (cosier, cosiest)
1 warm, comfortable and safe, especially because of being small or enclosed:
a cosy little room * a cosy feeling * I felt warm and cosy sitting by the fire.
2 friendly and private:
a cosy chat with a friend
3 (often disapproving) easy and convenient, but not always honest or right:
The firm has a cosy relationship with the Ministry of Defence. * The danger is that things get too cosy.
cosily (BrE) (AmE cozily) adverb:
sitting cosily by the fire
cosiness (BrE) (AmE coziness) noun [U]:
the warmth and cosiness of the kitchen
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