1 warm, comfortable and protected, especially from the cold
SYNCOSY:
a snug little house * I spent the afternoon snug and warm in bed.
2 fitting sb/sth closely:
The elastic at the waist gives a nice snug fit. * These jeans are a bit snug (= too tight).
snugly adverb:
I left the children tucked up snugly in bed. * The lid should fit snugly.
snugness noun [U]
noun (BrE) a small comfortable room in a pub, with seats for only a few people
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, snug is tagged as adjective.
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