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Definition of snugly in English: snuglyadverb ˈsnʌɡliˈsnəɡli 1In a comfortable, warm, and cosy or well-protected manner. the baby nestled snugly in his rescuer's arms they were snugly tucked into bed Example sentencesExamples - The contents were snugly bundled up in multiple layers of bubble wrap.
- The baby is wrapped snugly in a blanket, with only its head visible.
- He confidently sailed his own boat with his family and crew all snugly asleep in their bunks below.
- The warmth of a bed, the soft warm covers pulled up snugly around her, and an adventure before her.
- They heard a groan from inside the tent, where Gladstone was wrapped up snugly in a sleeping bag.
- 1.1Irish With comparative ease; comfortably.
he motored away to win snugly by three and a half lengths Example sentencesExamples - He made every post a winning one when scoring rather snugly by two and a half lengths.
- He gave a superb ride to snugly land the first prize.
- Admittedly, he would probably have scored a trifle more snugly, but for erring at the penultimate obstacle.
- The argument fits snugly with the theory of political stock-market cycles in the US, which says that post-election years tend to be tough on investors.
- The five-year-old won very snugly indeed, with Bongo Fury second and another Irish raider, Al Eile, coming back to his best staying on for third.
2In a way that is tight or close-fitting; securely. the collar should fit snugly around your neck the phone sits snugly in the cradle Example sentencesExamples - Suppose the switch has a nice firm click and the cord is snugly plugged into the outlet.
- The hotel complex fits snugly into an existing depression in the ground.
- Wedge-shaped corner inserts hold the computer printers snugly in place during shipping.
- Subsidence has caused the snugly fitted stones to move apart.
- I followed him down the dusty stairs while he closed the door snugly behind us.
Definition of snugly in US English: snuglyadverbˈsnəɡliˈsnəɡlē 1In a comfortable, warm, and cozy or well-protected manner. the baby nestled snugly in his rescuer's arms they were snugly tucked into bed Example sentencesExamples - They heard a groan from inside the tent, where Gladstone was wrapped up snugly in a sleeping bag.
- He confidently sailed his own boat with his family and crew all snugly asleep in their bunks below.
- The baby is wrapped snugly in a blanket, with only its head visible.
- The warmth of a bed, the soft warm covers pulled up snugly around her, and an adventure before her.
- The contents were snugly bundled up in multiple layers of bubble wrap.
2In a way that is tight or close-fitting; securely. the collar should fit snugly around your neck the phone sits snugly in the cradle Example sentencesExamples - Subsidence has caused the snugly fitted stones to move apart.
- I followed him down the dusty stairs while he closed the door snugly behind us.
- The hotel complex fits snugly into an existing depression in the ground.
- Suppose the switch has a nice firm click and the cord is snugly plugged into the outlet.
- Wedge-shaped corner inserts hold the computer printers snugly in place during shipping.
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