chummy
adjective
friendly; intimate; sociable.
chummily
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a word derived from
chummy.
Example Sentences
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Mescal’s Stanley is incontestably the leader of his pack, but he’s content to fade chummily into the background — a baseball star who’s happiest when surrounded by his team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2025
There are photos of them posing chummily together, grinning.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 26, 2017
But not everything is so chummily close to home.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2017
One of the first things she says to me, chummily, is “I understand you’ve seen ‘Buyer & Cellar’; well, now you can see the real thing.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2016
“Well,” said Bunny chummily, his voice booming in the tense silence, “I’d apologize for dragging you away from your book if you hadn’t brought it with you. What you got there? Any good?”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
