Meaning & use

snugger

adjective·Everyday

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More snug; fitting more closely, comfortably, or tightly.

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She tightened the belt to get a snugger fit around her waist.

The new mattress made their bed feel snugger and warmer in winter.

A note on using this word

"Snugger" is the comparative form of "snug," which originally referred to a ship being trim and shipshape before it came to mean cozy.

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