chewy
chewy
Definition
chewy (c̸ho̵̅o̅′ē)
adjective chew′i·er, chew′i·est
that needs much chewing chewy candy
chew′i·ness noun
chewy
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- texture: For an extra chewy, meaty texture, tofu can be frozen, then thawed.
- sweet: Disguised yogurt would be an absolute no-no as are chewy sweets, but I like the idea about the chocolate!
- bar: These light and chewy bars are perfect for when you want to indulge your desire for that smooth chocolate taste.
- center: What I see in most organizations is ' a hard candy shell with a soft chewy center ' .
- tannin: The finish is long with a decent amount of scrummy, chewy tannins.
- fruit: The palate is powerful and muscular, quite sinewy with chewy black fruit and massive, dense tannins.
Modifying Another Word
- slightly: It has a mild taste, and firm but slightly chewy texture.
- too: A couple of the pieces were far too chewy ( poor quality fish?
- very: A very chewy caramel, it also comes in a variety of flavors.
- rather: Cook choux pastry in a medium heat and you will probably end up with a tray of rather chewy flat biscuits.
- quite: None of these passages is very long but they can be quite chewy.
- not: They use only natural casings which cook with the sausage, absorb the flavor and are not chewy.
Browse dictionary entries near chewy
- chewink
- chewing gum
- chew
- chevy
- chevrotain
- chevron
- Cheviot Hills
- Cheviot
- chevelure
- chevalier
- Cheyenne
- Cheyne-Stokes respiration
- chez
- ChFC
- chg
- chgd
- chi
- chi-square
- chi-square test
- Chian
