chummy

adjective

chum·​my ˈchə-mē How to pronounce chummy (audio)
chummier; chummiest
: quite friendly
chummily adverb
chumminess noun

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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In the 1970s when Arthur Burns steered the Fed, he was known for his chummy relationship with then-President Richard Nixon. Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025 City of Miami should be ‘embarrassed’ Cox brags about his chummy connections to the city’s building department and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez. Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025 And when states have tried to pass reforms, they’ve been stymied by state legislators’ and regulators’ chummy relationships with the industry. Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024 Her ordering of 500 officers to be transferred back to their permanent assignments as opposed to meandering off to unofficial reassignments is also a signal that any chummy informality is out the window. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chummy 

Word History

Etymology

chum entry 1 + -y entry 1

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chummy was in 1884

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Cite this Entry

“Chummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chummy. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

chummy

adjective
chum·​my ˈchəm-ē How to pronounce chummy (audio)
chummier; chummiest
: quite friendly
chummily adverb
chumminess noun

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