adjective snugger snug′·ger, snuggest snug′·gest

1. protected from the weather or the cold; warm and cozy
2. small but well arranged; compact and convenient; neat; trim a snug cottage
3. large enough to provide ease and comfort: said of an income
4. tight or close in fit a snug coat, a snug joint
5. trim and well-built; seaworthy
6. hidden or concealed to lie snug

Etymology: Early ModE < naut. language, prob. via E Fris snugge, Du snugger, smooth, neat < Scand, as in ON snøggr, short-haired, short (hence, tight, taut) < IE *ksneu- < base *kes-, to comb, shear (hair) > Gr xainein, to comb

adverb snugger snug′·ger, snuggest snug′·gest

intransitive verb snugged, snugging snug′·ging

transitive verb

noun