snug

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But when she turned round he was perfectly solemn I suppose," said the Prince, putting his hands in his pockets and gazing about the room with an appearance of cheerful interest, "this is what one calls a snug little place Priscilla stood silent.

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  1. adjective Comfortably sheltered; cozy.
  2. adjective Small but well arranged: a snug apartment. See Synonyms at comfortable.
  3. adjective Closely secured and well built; compact: a snug little sailboat.

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cozy ·  comfortable ·  spacious ·  tidy ·  shabby ·  luxurious ·  convenient ·  tight ·  hospitable ·  sunny ·  woolen ·  capacious
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  1. Of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish snygg, neat, trim.
  2. Short for snuggery.

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  1. English dial. also snog and snig; from Icelandic snöggr, smooth, short (noting hair, wool, grass, etc.), = Old Swedish snygg, smooth, cropped, trim, neat, Swedish snygg, trim, neat, genteel, = Norwegian snögg, short, quick, = Old Danish snög, snyg, snök, neat, tidy, smart, comfortable; from the verb seen in Icelandic Norwegian Swedish dial. snikka, cut, later E, snick, snig, cut, notch: see snick. The Middle Dutch snuggher, snoggher, slender, sprightly, Dutch snugger, sprightly, can hardly be related.
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