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chummy

[ chuhm-ee ]

adjective

, Informal.
, chum·mi·er, chum·mi·est.
  1. friendly; intimate; sociable.

    Synonyms: congenial, familiar, devoted, close



chummy

/ ˈtʃʌmɪ /

adjective

  1. informal.
    friendly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈchummily, adverb
  • ˈchumminess, noun
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Other Words From

  • chummi·ly adverb
  • chummi·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chummy1

First recorded in 1825–35; chum 1 + -y 1
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Example Sentences

What is the great chronicler of the Shoah doing being chummy with a collaborator?

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

Not one of us; too chummy with the president during Hurricane Sandy and too squishy on gun control.

Worth, on whose memoirs the show is based, wanted Hart to play Chummy from the start, and even wrote to the comedian.

Which makes the engaging and kindhearted Chummy all the more remarkable and original.

It seemed that Mrs Everett depended on the woman for service, yet was chummy with her as with a companion.

The earnest, chummy attitude of the inquirer made Molly feel at ease, and also anxious to please.

Morris admitted it, but said he'd never been very chummy with the despatcher; that Durgin wasn't chummy with anybody.

I see myself being very chummy with the editor of the English Gentleman.

Doc was getting a trifle too chummy to suit Trask, and he thought it high time to bring the discussion to a close.

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