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couthie

[ koo-thee ]

adjective

Scot.
  1. agreeable; genial; kindly.


couthie

/ ˈ°ì³ÜËθɪ /

adjective

  1. sociable; friendly; congenial
  2. comfortable; snug
  3. plain; homely; unsophisticated

    a couthie saying

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦´Ç³Ü³Ù³ói·±ô²â adjective
  • ³¦´Ç³Ü³Ù³ói·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of couthie1

1715–25; couth 2 + -ie, spelling variant of -y 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of couthie1

C13: see couth , uncouth
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Example Sentences

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The occasion had a down-to-earth feel – even, dare I say it, couthie.

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There would be fine gardens in Edinburgh, no doubt; but oh, that couthie laurel by the Red Lion door!

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Bonnie Mary Hay, it 's haliday to me, When thou art couthie, kind, and free; There 's nae clouds in the lift, nor storms in the sky, My bonnie Mary Hay, when thou art nigh.

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If the contemporary juridical records, even what is left of them, be a criterion, homicide in all its oddly named forms must have been a commonplace to those couthie lieges of his Slobberiness, King Jamie.

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O couthie is my ingle-cheek, An' cheerie is my Jean; I never see her angry look, Nor hear her word on ane.

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