chummier; chummiest
: quite friendly
Examples of chummy in a Sentence
She was getting chummy with the reporters.
the neighboring families know each other but are hardly chummy
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A lot of the chummy discussion involved Malone and the other execs reminiscing about their past deals and ventures.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Garfield loads Hank with chummy physicality.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Rather than rushing the decision, Jere heads into the office to a shockingly chummy Steven (Sean Kaufman) and Denise (Isabella Briggs), who busts his chops about the wedding’s yacht formal dress code.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, after levying a hefty 25-percent tariff on goods from India last week (despite claiming a chummy relationship with the country’s prime minister, Narendra Modi), Trump has issued a new threat against the country: stop buying Russian oil or risk seeing even higher duties.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Aug. 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Garfield loads Hank with chummy physicality.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Rather than rushing the decision, Jere heads into the office to a shockingly chummy Steven (Sean Kaufman) and Denise (Isabella Briggs), who busts his chops about the wedding’s yacht formal dress code.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, after levying a hefty 25-percent tariff on goods from India last week (despite claiming a chummy relationship with the country’s prime minister, Narendra Modi), Trump has issued a new threat against the country: stop buying Russian oil or risk seeing even higher duties.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chummy
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“Chummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chummy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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