Dialectal or archaic variant meaning cottage-like, humble, or of small dwelling character.
From 'coth' or 'cothe' (cottage) + '-y' (adjective-forming suffix), variant of 'cothish' using alternative suffix.
Different regions created different adjectives from 'cot'—'cotty,' 'cothy,' 'cothish'—showing how English speakers independently innovated from the same root word.
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