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# cuddly

adjective (cuddly, cuddlier, cuddliest)

«cuddly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Cuddly means soft, warm and nice to hug. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuddly/#m1)
2. A cuddly person or animal is friendly and likes to be hugged, or is a little plump in a pleasant way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuddly/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life young children have a cuddly toy at bedtime; puppies and kittens look cuddly. In stories cuddly describes a friendly, gentle character. Safety: a wild animal that looks cuddly, like a bear, can still be dangerous. Phrases: cuddly toy, cuddly teddy, cuddly animal.

### Examples

- My sister sleeps with her cuddly rabbit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuddly/#x1)
- Kittens are so cuddly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuddly/#x2)
- The fair gave cuddly toys as prizes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuddly/#x3)
- Grandma is warm and cuddly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuddly/#x4)
- Koalas look cuddly, but they have sharp claws. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuddly/#x5)
- He won a big cuddly bear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuddly/#x6)

### Note

Comparison: cuddly, cuddlier, cuddliest. Verb: cuddle. «Cuddly toy» is British; Americans say «stuffed animal» or «plush toy».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cuddly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuddly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cuddly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cuddly.html) on Mova free.