- toasty
- adjective /ˈtoʊsti/
... would you want to go to the expense of setting up a furnace in the cellar? It would make the whole house toasty warm; ...
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toasty — [tōs′tē] adj. toastier, toastiest 1. of or characteristic of toast 2. warm and comfortable or cozy adv. cozily [toasty warm] … English World dictionary
toasty — (adj.) warm and comfortable, 1890, from TOAST (Cf. toast) (v.1) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Toastiness … Etymology dictionary
toasty — [[t]to͟ʊsti[/t]] toastier, toastiest ADJ GRADED If something is toasty, it is comfortably warm. [INFORMAL] The heating system knows to make the temperature toasty on a cold morning before a guest is out of bed … English dictionary
toasty — UK [ˈtəʊstɪ] / US [ˈtoʊstɪ] adjective Word forms toasty : adjective toasty comparative toastier superlative toastiest informal warm and comfortable … English dictionary
toasty — adjective (toastier; est) Date: 1953 1. pleasantly or comfortably warm < felt snug and toasty by the fire > 2. suggestive of toast especially in flavor … New Collegiate Dictionary
toasty — toastiness, n. /toh stee/, adj., toastier, toastiest. 1. comfortably or cozily warm. 2. characteristic of or resembling toast: toasty aromas. [1890 95; TOAST1 + Y1] * * * … Universalium
toasty — toast|y [ˈtəusti US ˈtous ] adj informal warm and comfortable ▪ our nice toasty bed … Dictionary of contemporary English
toasty — ˈtōstē, ti adjective ( er/ est) 1. : having the appearance or taste of toast 2. : pleasantly or comfortably warmed the room was snug and toasty … Useful english dictionary
toasty — Synonyms and related words: aestival, blood hot, blood warm, calid, equatorial, genial, luke, lukewarm, mild, room temperature, subtropical, summery, sunny, sunshiny, temperate, tepid, thermal, thermic, tropical, unfrozen, warm, warm as toast,… … Moby Thesaurus
toasty — toast|y [ tousti ] adjective INFORMAL warm and comfortable … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
