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
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Macron struck up an unusually chummy rapport in his first meetings with Trump, winning a handshake contest and the U.S. leader’s cellphone number, despite their stark political differences.
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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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