adjective snugger, snuggest
- protected from the weather or the cold; warm and cozy
- small but well arranged; compact and convenient; neat; trim: a snug cottage
- large enough to provide ease and comfort: said of an income
- tight or close in fit: a snug coat, a snug joint
- trim and well-built; seaworthy
- hidden or concealed: to lie snug
Origin:
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
intransitive verb snugged, snugging
Dialectal snuggle