(of a person) warm and friendly.
(of a place) cosy and comfortable.
“a couthy wee home”
Historical Examples
He took a different road from hers, but, to his annoyance, they met at couthie’s corner.
Tommy and Grizel
J.M. Barrie
There would be fine gardens in Edinburgh, no doubt; but oh, that couthie laurel by the Red Lion door!
The House with the Green Shutters
George Douglas Brown
A cosy but, and a canty ben, To couthie women and trusty men.
Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character
Edward Bannerman Ramsay