toasty

[ toh-stee ]

adjective

, toast·i·er, toast·i·est.

1. comfortably or cozily warm.
2. characteristic of or resembling toast:

   toasty aromas.

toasty

¹

/ ˈtəʊstɪ /

adjective

1. tasting or smelling like toast

toasty

²

/ ˈtəʊstɪ /

noun

1. a toasted sandwich

Other Words From

• toasti·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of toasty¹

First recorded in 1890–95; toast ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Even if you don’t end up winning any fashion awards while wearing yours, the best mittens can help ensure that your hands remain toasty and unchapped all winter long.

From Popular-Science

You can also use the Travel Dry during a midday break to keep your toes toasty on that freezing post-lunch lift ride.

From Outside Online

Jabbour told me that last week, with temperatures outside around 25 degrees Fahrenheit, it was a toasty 66 degrees in the tunnel.

From Washington Post

Keep your bathroom warm, too, because a toasty room will keep the tub from losing its heat too quickly.

From Popular-Science

Shake them until you smell the spices, but don’t let them go from toasty to burned.

From Outside Online

It is judiciously salted with a toasty herbal twist—more about comfort than culinary pyrotechnics.

From The Daily Beast

The same people who now own the Bettles Lodge own the Aurora Lodge, which is a bit more modern and is toasty warm.

From The Daily Beast

Once your bread is all toasty, wipe the pan dry with a paper towel and raise the heat to high.

From The Daily Beast

It has a nice little foam, a kind of toasty flavor, citrusy, just beautiful.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• balmy
• heated
• hot
• lukewarm
• mild
• pleasant
• sunny
• sweltering
• temperate
• tepid