cuddly

[ kuhd-lee ]

/ ˈkʌd li /

suitable for or inviting cuddling: a cuddly teddy bear.

Also cud·dle·some

[kuhd-l-suh m] /ˈkʌd l səm/.

Origin of cuddly

First recorded in 1860–65; cuddle + -y¹

cud, cuda, cudahy, cudbear, cuddle, cuddly, cuddy, cudgel, cudgel one's brains, cudgerie, cudjo

And who was this shy and awkward maypole, who had taken the place of dear, cuddlesome, wee Pam?

Betty Trevor |Mrs. G. de Horne Vaizey