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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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Apparently, a lot of angry fans, as evidenced by the outraged reactions to Jeffree Star and Jake Paul (aka the brother of 2018's most-hated YouTuber, Logan Paul) suddenly getting very chummy online.
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McCain never was particularly chummy with that crowd.
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And new emails obtained by The Guardian highlight the chummy relationship between Uber and Arizona governor Doug Ducey — possibly at the expense of public safety.
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Most presidents battling the perception of being too chummy with Russia might think twice about picking up the phone offering congratulations to the Russian leader on his election.
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Over at the Lodges', a very chummy family dinner is taking place between the Lodges and Andrew’s men, as Fred (Luke Perry), Hermione (Marisol Nichols), and Hiram take a stroll down memory lane.
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Don & Charlie's, a chummy spring-training hot spot with a rich Chicago pedigree, lists it as shrimp scampi Chicago-style, presumably for the benefit of those who have never heard of the dish.
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The polar bears became chummy just in time for the International Polar Bear Day celebration at the zoo, where visitors got the opportunity to learn more about the bears and were encouraged to lower their thermostats to help them.
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In the months since an Arizona seat in the U.S. Senate opened up, McSally has been talking up her chummy visits with Trump.
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First Known Use of chummy
1884
chummy Synonyms
Synonyms
amicable, collegial, companionable, cordial, friendly, genial, hearty, neighborly, palsy, palsy-walsy [slang], warm, warmhearted;
Antonyms
Near Antonyms
chilly, cold, cold-blooded, cool, frigid, frosty, glacial, icy, wintry (also wintery);
aggressive, argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, disputatious, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent;
Related Words
affable, agreeable, approachable, good-natured, good-tempered, gracious, nice, sweet;
clubby, convivial, folksy, gregarious, hospitable, sociable, social;
extroverted (also extraverted), outgoing;
brotherly, fraternal, sisterly;
adoring, affectionate, devoted, fond, lovesome, loving, tender, tenderhearted;
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- He slapped me on the back in a chummy way.
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