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
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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
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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
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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:
snugly
adverbˈsnəɡliˈsnəɡlē
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.