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snugly, adv.|ˈsnʌglɪ| [f. snug a.1] In a snug or comfortable manner; cosily, comfortably.
1611Tarlton's Jests (1844) p. xl, Being thus under saile, going so snugly downe, it made us all so merry. 1732J. Whaley Poems 180 You,..the reigning Toast, may snuggly err, secure from Harm. 1799Campbell The Harper 15 How snugly we slept in my old coat of gray. 1815Scott Guy M. liii, Even in winter it was a sheltered and snugly sequestered spot. 1852Mrs. Stowe Uncle Tom's C. xiii. 117 She found herself snugly tucked up on the bed with a blanket over her. 1890‘R. Boldrewood’ Col. Reformer (1891) 220 He..professed himself to be snugly lodged. b. Neatly, trimly; closely, securely.
1800Naval Chron. IV. 134 These balls..might be stopped up snugly to the beams. 1901J. Black's Carp. & Build. 68 A..piece of heavy galvanized sheet iron is fitted into the groove with white lead, and then the parts are brought snugly together. |