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adjective
- 1. on friendly terms; friendly: "she's become rather chummy with Ted recently"
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adjective. informal uk / ˈtʃʌm.i / us / ˈtʃʌm.i / Add to word list. friendly: They're very chummy with their neighbours. Synonyms. matey UK informal. pally informal. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. behaving in a kind and pleasant way. friendly I like his sister - she's so friendly. nice Her boyfriend is really nice.
: quite friendly. chummily. ˈchə-mə-lē. adverb. chumminess. ˈchə-mē-nəs. noun. Synonyms. bosom. buddy-buddy. close. especial. familiar. friendly. inseparable. intimate. inward. near. thick. tight. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of chummy in a Sentence.
1. showing or expressing liking, goodwill, or trust. a friendly smile. 2. on the same side; not hostile. 3. tending or disposed to help or support; favourable. a friendly breeze helped them escape. noun Word forms: plural -lies. 4. Also called: friendly match sport. a match played for its own sake, and not as part of a competition, etc.
Chummy definition: friendly; intimate; sociable.. See examples of CHUMMY used in a sentence.
1. chummy - (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals. matey, pally, palsy-walsy. colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the word chummy mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word chummy. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions.
Adjective. Base Form: chummy. Comparative: chummier. Superlative: chummiest.
Definition of chummy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals. synonyms: matey, pally, palsy-walsy. friendly. characteristic of or befitting a friend. adjective. (used informally) associated on close terms. “the bartender was chummy with the regular customers”. synonyms: buddy-buddy, thick.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English chummy chum‧my / ˈtʃʌmi / adjective FRIENDLY informal friendly You and Eric have become quite chummy, haven’t you? Examples from the Corpus chummy • I'd forgotten that Ellen and Gary had become chummy .
