snuggest
snuggest is the superlative form of snug.
Meaning of snug
Adjective
snug (comparative snugger, superlative snuggest)
- Warm and comfortable; cosy.
- I felt snug tucked up in my snug bed.
- Satisfactory.
- I am one of those unambitious lawyers who never addresses a jury, or in any way draws down public applause; but, in the cool tranquillity of a snug retreat, do a snug business among rich men's bonds, and mortgages, and title-deeds.1853, Melville, Herman, Bartleby, the Scrivener, in Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories, New York: Penguin Books, 1968; reprint 1995 as Bartleby, page 2
- Close-fitting.
- [I]t does make it clear that adding the keyboard case to the PinePhone will more than double the thickness. You may still be able to slide the whole thing into your pocket, but it’s likely to be more of a snug fit than when using the phone on its own.2021 April 23, Brad Linder, “PinePhone keyboard prototype transforms the Linux phone into a tiny Linux laptop”, in Linux Smartphones
- Synonyms:
- clingy, figure-hugging, form-fitting, as tight as Dick's hatband, body-hugging, bodycon, clingsome, close-fitting, skinny, skintight
- Close; concealed; not exposed to notice.
- Be ſure at Will’s the following Day, / Lie ſnug, and hear what Criticks ſay.1733, [Jonathan Swift], On Poetry: A Rapsody, Dublin; London: […] [R. Fleming] [a]nd sold by J. Huggonson, […], →OCLC, page 9, lines 116–117
Questions about snuggest
- What is snuggest the superlative form of?
- Snuggest is the superlative form of snug.
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