gummy
[guhm-ee]
adjective, gum·mi·er, gum·mi·est.
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Origin of gummy
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Contemporary Examples of gummy
The end product is the closest I've come to achieving that "damp, gummy richness" McCullers' Frankie enjoyed so much.
As if to illustrate that, he removed his teeth, and put them on the table, flashing a gummy, toothless smile at me.
Historical Examples of gummy
The juice yielded was thick and gummy, and of a sweetish taste.
Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and ApachesEdwin Eastman
He was full of happiness, gummy with it, like a plum ripe for pluckingor falling.
Old MoleGilbert Cannan
But always there was the gummy mud, smelling of what I knew was below, to lead me on.
The Golden ButterflyWalter Besant
You run down to this number and get a good, gummy, pathetic yarn.
Local ColorIrvin S. Cobb
In the gummy soils of the Dakotas, a long slant cut is the best.
The ConquestOscar Micheaux
gummy
1adjective -mier or -miest
Word Origin for gummy
C14: from gum 1 + -y 1
gummy
2adjective -mier or -miest
noun plural -mies
Word Origin for gummy
C20: from gum ² + -y 1
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