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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Understanding Whale Communication The bubble ring episodes show how humpback whales try to get chummy with humans, but the true extent of this behavior still isn’t fully understood.
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2025
But when the story starts, these three Rebel Alliance legends are far from chummy, each working independently of the others in their own form of resistance.
—EW.com, 14 Jan. 2025
The once chummy relationship between President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk imploded in a flurry of back-and-forth insults and allegations that played out on social media for all the world to see.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
The outburst comes just days after Trump and Musk appeared together for a chummy White House news conference billed as a friendly sendoff for the latter.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2025
But when the story starts, these three Rebel Alliance legends are far from chummy, each working independently of the others in their own form of resistance.
—EW.com, 14 Jan. 2025
The once chummy relationship between President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk imploded in a flurry of back-and-forth insults and allegations that played out on social media for all the world to see.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
The outburst comes just days after Trump and Musk appeared together for a chummy White House news conference billed as a friendly sendoff for the latter.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
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“Chummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chummy. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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