Snug
WordNet
adjective
(1) Enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space
"A cozy nook near the fire"
"Snug in bed"
"A snug little apartment"
(2) Well and tightly constructed
"A snug house"
"A snug little sailboat"
(3) Fitting closely but comfortably
"A close fit"
(4) Offering safety; well protected or concealed
"A snug harbor"
"A snug hideout"
noun
(5) A small secluded room
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From Provincial snug (tight, handsome), maybe from . Compare Icelandic (smooth), Old Danish (neat), Swedish .
Adjective
- comfortable; cosy (cozy); satisfactory
- 1853 Melville, Herman, Bartleby, the Scrivener, in Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories, New York: Penguin Books, 1968; reprint 1995 as Bartleby, ISBN 0 14 60.0012 9, p.2:
- 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, ISBN 0 14 60.0012 9, p.2:
- close-fitting