Cotty

/ˈkɑti/ adjective

Definition

resembling or characteristic of a cote; resembling a cottage; cozy or confined in a cottage-like way.

Etymology

From 'cote' or 'cottage' plus the informal adjectival suffix '-y'. It's a casual, colloquial variation on 'cottagey' and other cote-related adjectives.

Kelly Says

This wonderfully informal word captures a feeling more than a definition—that sense of being snug, a bit cramped, homey, and cut off from the wider world that a small cottage might provide.

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