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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That makes appearances of being chummy with Harris not only unhelpful this year but also personal vulnerabilities in future cycles.
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Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2024
Over the course of the interview, Musk and Trump were rather chummy, joking and complimenting one another.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2024
Here, the pair — who played enemies on-screen — are seen being chummy while at an event circa 1981.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 6 July 2024
Special dinners: At the intimate and chummy TRP Taste in downtown Fort Lauderdale, executive chef Lyndsey Waters continues her five-course dinner collaboration series with Tarpon River Brewing’s resident beer master, Adam Fine, on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2024
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Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2024
Over the course of the interview, Musk and Trump were rather chummy, joking and complimenting one another.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2024
Here, the pair — who played enemies on-screen — are seen being chummy while at an event circa 1981.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 6 July 2024
Special dinners: At the intimate and chummy TRP Taste in downtown Fort Lauderdale, executive chef Lyndsey Waters continues her five-course dinner collaboration series with Tarpon River Brewing’s resident beer master, Adam Fine, on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2024
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“Chummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chummy. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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