chummy

adjective

ˈchə-mē How to pronounce chummy (audio)
Definition of chummynext
1
as in familiar
closely acquainted the neighboring families know each other but are hardly chummy

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2
as in warm
having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest she was so chummy to me that I sensed that she had put our quarrel behind her

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Recent Examples of chummy Teenage Andy is getting ready for college and his toys wind up getting sent to Sunnyside Daycare, where seemingly chummy Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear (Ned Beatty) runs the show. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 19 June 2026 And The Rest Is Football(Netflix, YouTube) is the latest podcast to make the leap to the small screen, with former England internationals Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, and the ever-chuckling Micah Richards serving up a daily helping of World Cup analysis alongside the usual chummy banter. — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 10 June 2026 But emails released earlier this year showed that Levine had a chummy past with both Epstein and Maxwell. — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 23 May 2026 Pratt was in fact kinda chummy with Bass He calls Bass trash on social media — at least in Spanish. — Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for chummy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chummy
  1. familiar
  2. warm
  3. intimate
  4. friendly
  5. close
  6. inseparable
Adjective
  • Habity Design The Habity bedside clock looks like a familiar retro alarm clock, but inside sits a low-power e-paper screen, a speaker, and a small collection of calming sounds.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The statutory argument will be familiar to anyone following the Kalshi litigation.
    — The Insider, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of familiar
Adjective
  • The service Service here is warm and deeply personal rather than stiff or overly formal.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Velvet filter softens the overall contrast and wraps the scene in a warmer, vintage-like tone that makes the blues and purples feel richer.
    — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of warm
Adjective
  • Their rare artistic bond offers an intimate perspective on defining events of 20th-century Europe and Czechoslovakia, creating a hybrid documentary with broad cultural, historical and emotional appeal.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The new owners wanted to preserve the intimate atmosphere of the bedrooms and, conversely, incorporate the kitchen into the home’s living and dining area.
    — Belén Afonso, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of intimate
Adjective
  • Keeley is all optimism in the buildup to the team’s first game — merely a friendly against Hayes and Yeading, but important nonetheless — but subsequent events threaten to squelch those good feelings.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Blumenfield said the site takes pressure off neighborhoods and keeps construction out of high-risk fire zones, targeting a walkable, pedestrian-friendly area.
    — Hunter Sowards, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of friendly
Adjective
  • This is something the First Alert Weather Team will keep a close eye on throughout the week.
    — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Makhachev’s record-setting victory came over Ian Machado Garry via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) in one of Makhachev’s closest fights.
    — Mark Puleo, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of close
Adjective
  • Jason Arday built his academic career studying race, inequality and education, subjects that would later become inseparable from his own story.
    — Michel Martin, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Some exist to make sure specific communities within cannabis have a room of their own — and industry leaders say that work is inseparable from the business itself.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of inseparable

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