chummy
friendly; intimate; sociable.
Origin of chummy
1Other words for chummy
Other words from chummy
- chum·mi·ly, adverb
- chum·mi·ness, noun
Words Nearby chummy
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How to use chummy in a sentence
What is the great chronicler of the Shoah doing being chummy with a collaborator?
Confessions of a Death Camp Collaborator: Claude Lanzmann’s ‘The Last of the Unjust’ | Jimmy So | February 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTInstead, 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 | THE DAILY BEASTNot one of us; too chummy with the president during Hurricane Sandy and too squishy on gun control.
Heresy Hunters Rule CPAC, and GOProud, Chris Christie Need Not Apply | Michael Moynihan | March 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWorth, on whose memoirs the show is based, wanted Hart to play chummy from the start, and even wrote to the comedian.
‘Call the Midwife’: Miranda Hart’s Chummy Browne Steals the Show | Jace Lacob | October 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWhich makes the engaging and kindhearted chummy all the more remarkable and original.
‘Call the Midwife’: Miranda Hart’s Chummy Browne Steals the Show | Jace Lacob | October 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
It seemed that Mrs Everett depended on the woman for service, yet was chummy with her as with a companion.
In the Onyx Lobby | Carolyn WellsThe earnest, chummy attitude of the inquirer made Molly feel at ease, and also anxious to please.
In the Onyx Lobby | Carolyn WellsMorris admitted it, but said he'd never been very chummy with the despatcher; that Durgin wasn't chummy with anybody.
The Wreckers | Francis LyndeI see myself being very chummy with the editor of the English Gentleman.
Happy House | Betsey Riddle, Freifrau von Hutten zum StolzenbergDoc was getting a trifle too chummy to suit Trask, and he thought it high time to bring the discussion to a close.
Isle o' Dreams | Frederick F. Moore
British Dictionary definitions for chummy
/ (ˈtʃʌmɪ) /
informal friendly
Derived forms of chummy
- chummily, adverb
- chumminess, noun
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