chewy

American  

[choo-ee] / ˈtʃu i /

adjective

chewier, chewiest

1. (of food) not easily chewed, as because of toughness or stickiness; requiring much chewing.

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chewy British  

/ ˈtʃuːɪ /

adjective

1. of a consistency requiring chewing; somewhat firm and sticky

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Other Word Forms

• chewiness noun

Etymology

Origin of chewy

First recorded in 1920–25; chew + -y ¹

Example Sentences

A block roasts into something different: the edges bronze and go a little chewy; the center caters into creamy pockets you can smear through the pasta later.

From Salon

I love the chewy, bouncy texture it creates in baked goods.

From The Wall Street Journal

What should be sweet and chewy is hard and tastes vaguely like gravel.

From Literature

“Was the soup too spicy? The pork too chewy? The cookies too soft?”

From Literature

The crust is moist and chewy at the same time, and the cheese falls off in long, stringy pieces.

From Literature