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couthie

[koo-thee]

couth·ie

[koo-thee]
adjective Scot.
agreeable; genial; kindly.

Origin:
1715–25; couth2 + -ie, spelling variant of -y1

couth·i·ly, adjective
couth·i·ness, noun
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Couthie is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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couthie or couthy (ˈkuːθɪ)
 
adj
1.  sociable; friendly; congenial
2.  comfortable; snug
3.  plain; homely; unsophisticated: a couthie saying
 
[C13: see couth, uncouth]
 
couthy or couthy
 
adj
 
[C13: see couth, uncouth]

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