a. rare. [f. prec. sb. or vb. + -Y.] Fond of being cosseted; pertaining to cosseting.
1887. Kentish Gloss., Cossety, used of a child that has been petted, and expects to be fondled and caressed.
1889. H. Weir, Our Cats, 61. The short-haired cat in general is … more ‘cossetty’ … than its long-haired brother. Ibid., 120. Some cats are … ever ready for cossetty attention.
