Definition of chummy
chummier
;chummiest
: quite friendly
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Examples of chummy in a Sentence
She was getting chummy with the reporters.
the neighboring families know each other but are hardly chummy
Recent Examples of chummy from the Web
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The anti-Qatar bloc has long viewed Doha as too chummy with Iran, too provocative in its backing of Al Jazeera and similar media outlets, and too supportive of Islamist movements.
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But The New Yorker piece points out that their chummy relationship could have an increasingly far-reaching affect.
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Modi’s chummy overtures mark a stark change from years of being shunned by American officials because of religious violence in his home state of Gujarat.
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Kelly’s segment on Jones, which appeared heavily edited even by TV’s time-conscious standards, turned out to be far from chummy.
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And in the course of their successful collaboration, the hard-driving F.B.I. agents and the former frontline spy evolved into a chummy mutual-admiration society.
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In petri dishes, the two types of cells seemed chummy.
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Suddenly, the reason this duo was so chummy became clear –
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Look for the affable, chummy young gentleman with sturdy shoulders signing film-franchise contracts.
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First Known Use of chummy
1884
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chummier
;chummiest
: very friendly He slapped me on the back in a chummy way.
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