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- Dictionarycouthy/ˈkuːθi/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) warm and friendly. Scottish
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couthy Add to list. couthy. Other forms: couthily. Definitions of couthy. adjective. (chiefly Scottish) agreeable and genial. synonyms: couthie. friendly. characteristic of or befitting a friend.
Couthy is an adjective that means agreeable and genial, especially in Scotland. It is also spelled as couthie and has synonyms such as friendly and amiable.
Couthie is an adjective that means sociable, friendly, congenial, comfortable, snug, plain, homely, or unsophisticated. It is a Scottish word derived from couth, uncouth, and has a variant spelling of couthy in American English.
: pleasant, kindly. Word History. Etymology. Middle English couth familiar, from Old English cūth — more at uncouth. First Known Use. 1719, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of couthie was in 1719. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near couthie. couthie. coutil. See More Nearby Entries.
couthy (comparative more couthy, superlative most couthy) Alternative form of couthie
couthy What does couthy mean? couthy (English) Adjective couthy (comparative more couthy, superlative most couthy) Alternative form of couthie; This is the meaning of couthie: couthie (English) Alternative forms. couthy; Origin & history From couth + -y. Adjective Friendly, agreeable, pleasant.
Couthie is an adjective that means agreeable, genial, kindly, or sociable. It is a Scottish variant of uncouth, meaning plain or homely. See how to use couthie in a sentence and its origin and history.
