chummy
adjective
friendly; intimate; sociable.
chumminess
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a word derived from
chummy.
Example Sentences
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The chumminess among some of the gilded people in Epstein’s circle has landed at an acutely populist moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
He pushed the deal forward in no small part due to his chumminess with U.S.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
The apparent chumminess between the two leaders — or bromance, as many are calling it — was a clear departure from the strained relations between their countries since the 2016 Brexit vote.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2023
Broadway’s god of mixed emotions, he is captured in Max’s set of interviews and spare commentaries in all his irascible tenderness — his chumminess on display along with his crabbiness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
He was sitting there with Dave Jensen and Mitchell Sanders and a few others, and he seemed to fit in very nicely, all chumminess and group rapport.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
