chummy

[ chuhm-ee ]

/ ˈtʃʌm i /

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adjective, chum·mi·er, chum·mi·est. Informal.

friendly; intimate; sociable.

Origin of chummy

First recorded in 1825–35; chum¹ + -y¹

SYNONYMS FOR chummy

close, devoted, familiar, congenial.

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OTHER WORDS FROM chummy

chum·mi·ly, adverb chum·mi·ness, noun

Words nearby chummy

chulym, chum, chum salmon, chuman, chumash, chummy, chump, chump change, chumping, chun doo hwan, chunchon

Example sentences from the Web for chummy

Instead, he was invited on to The Today Show and Meet the Press for chummy interviews.

The 1 Percent Army: Andrew Bacevich on How America Lost the Military |Phil Klay |September 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Not one of us; too chummy with the president during Hurricane Sandy and too squishy on gun control.

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But the devil is in the details—defense contracts, aid to Pakistan—and the two countries may not be as chummy as they seem.

Two Nations With Different Interests |Elliot Hannon |November 6, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
They were not merely coming; they were already twenty yards on the way, with Chummy pegging after them.

A Case in Camera |Oliver Onions

The lad flushed with pride under the hand that Sandy set in chummy fashion on his shoulder.

Rimrock Trail |J. Allan Dunn
They're chummy and honest and free and tender and sassy, and they look life straight in the eye.

Heart of the West |O. Henry
"God bless," said Chummy, with a little jerk of his glass aloft.

A Case in Camera |Oliver Onions
So chummy did they become that Joe proposed that they room together during their stay in the training camp.

Baseball Joe on the Giants |Lester Chadwick

British Dictionary definitions for chummy

chummy

/ (ˈtʃʌmɪ) /

adjective -mier or -miest

informal friendly

Derived forms of chummy

chummily, adverb chumminess, noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

chummy

adjective, chum·mi·er, chum·mi·est. Informal.

Origin of chummy

SYNONYMS FOR chummy

OTHER WORDS FROM chummy

Words nearby chummy

Example sentences from the Web for chummy

British Dictionary definitions for chummy

adjective -mier or -miest

Derived forms of chummy

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

chummy

adjective, chum·mi·er, chum·mi·est. Informal.

Origin of chummy

SYNONYMS FOR chummy

OTHER WORDS FROM chummy

Words nearby chummy

Words related to chummy

Example sentences from the Web for chummy

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adjective -mier or -miest

Derived forms of chummy

British Dictionary definitions for chummy