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couthiest

couthiest is the superlative form of couthie.

Meaning of couthie

Adjective

couthie (comparative couthier, superlative couthiest)

  1. (Scotland) Friendly, agreeable, pleasant.
    • she tramped bare-footed the roads to the little school that nestled under the couthy hills.1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 37

Questions about couthiest

What is couthiest the superlative form of?
Couthiest is the superlative form of couthie.

Words near couthiest in the dictionary

  1. Coutet
  2. Coutets
  3. couth
  4. couthie
  5. couthier
  6. couthiest
  7. couthiness
  8. couthless
  9. couths
  10. couthy
  11. coutil

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