adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Friendly, agreeable, pleasant. Scotland

   "she tramped bare-footed the roads to the little school that nestled under the couthy hills."

Adjective

1. 1
   (chiefly Scottish) agreeable and genial wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

couthyfriendly

Example

More examples

"she tramped bare-footed the roads to the little school that nestled under the couthy hills."

Etymology

From couth + -y.

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