gummy

American  

[guhm-ee] / ˈgʌm i /

adjective

gummier, gummiest

1. of, resembling, or of the consistency of gum; viscid; mucilaginous.

2. covered with or clogged by gum or sticky matter.

3. exuding gum.

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gummy ¹ British  

/ ˈɡʌmɪ /

adjective

1. sticky or tacky

2. consisting of, coated with, or clogged by gum or a similar substance

3. producing gum

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gummy ² British  

/ ˈɡʌmɪ /

adjective

1. toothless; not showing one's teeth

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noun

1. a small crustacean-eating shark, Mustelus antarcticus, with bony ridges resembling gums in its mouth

2. an old ewe that has lost its incisor teeth

Other Word Forms

• gummily adverb
• gumminess noun

Etymology

Origin of gummy

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; gum ¹, -y ¹

Example Sentences

Refreshments included green juices and dishes of gummy candies.

From Barron's

Along the back wall were all the gummies—gummy bears, gummy worms, gummy sharks.

From Literature

I pop a few of the gummy worms in my mouth.

From Literature

The Grateful Dead’s commitment to loose improvisation, to stretching songs out until they became gummy and supple, helped set it apart from more traditional rock groups.

From The Wall Street Journal

I’m a germ-obsessed neat freak and she probably has a gummy bear stuck to her somewhere at this very moment.

From Literature