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chummy Definition

chummy (c̸humē)

adjective -·mier, -·mi·est

Informal like a chum; intimate; friendly

chummy Related Forms

chum·mily adverb chum·mi·ness noun

chummy* Synonyms

chummy*

modif.

chummy Usage Examples

Used with adjective complement

  • get: Upon further investigation, I realized that Alexa and Google were getting quite chummy.
  • become: Perhaps this is why the two have become so chummy since Mourinho arrived last summer after the protracted departure of Claudio Ranieri.

Modifying Another Word

  • very: These inter-relationships are, at the very least, very chummy.
  • too: Lizzie warns Doreen not to get too chummy with Toni, as Bea will be out of solitary soon.
  • so: I rather hope that now you're not so chummy with Tony, the truths can flow that bit more easily.
  • quite: Sallis says, " Wallace & Gromit live and work together and they are quite chummy.

Modifies a noun

  • term: No father likes to see his ewe lamb on chummy terms with such a one.
  • relationship: Chávez now is under increasing criticism at home for his chummy relationships with terrorist nations.