chummy

adjective

ˈchə-mē How to pronounce chummy (audio)
Definition of chummynext
1
as in familiar
closely acquainted the neighboring families know each other but are hardly chummy

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2
as in warm
having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest she was so chummy to me that I sensed that she had put our quarrel behind her

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Recent Examples of chummy Sinema seemed to have better friends in the Senate on the Republican side of the aisle, and was especially chummy with incoming Senate Republican Leader John Thune (S.D.). — Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for chummy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chummy
  1. familiar
  2. warm
  3. intimate
  4. friendly
  5. close
  6. inseparable
Adjective
  • On stage at Chicago Shakespeare’s Yard theater, the familiar iconography of the jukebox musical, a venerable Anglo-American genre, is being rehearsed.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The president's order will direct McMahon to take all necessary steps permitted by law to dissolve department, according to the sources familiar.
    — Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of familiar
Adjective
  • Paired with warm water and your preferred cleanser, gently swirl the brush along the glove’s rigid textures.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
  • When most people think of the Sarasota, Florida area, beaches usually come to mind—the beautiful white-sand variety, lined with warm, clear water.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of warm
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  • Those were just some of the yet-unheard pieces of evidence brought to light in the case suggesting intimate involvement of Newsmax's top executives and talent in programming decisions.
    — Maddy Lauria, NPR, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The actor skillfully plays nine different roles using props, tone, and mannerisms to differentiate the characters, with the compact setting making the action feel all the more intimate.
    — Staff Author, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of intimate
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  • Baseball’s celebration of that day often obscures the fact that MLB hasn’t been African American friendly in decades.
    — Terence Moore, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Vermont's politics and demographics are also more friendly to Sanders' views than other battleground districts in the Trump era.
    — Stephen Fowler, NPR, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of friendly
Adjective
  • Coleman remains one of his closest friends in football and is able to provide insight into the formative parts of his playing and coaching careers.
    — Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Since Sullivan’s arrest, there have been calls for a state-level investigation and a closer examination of its safety net for children, including homeschooling practices, around which there is little or no regulation, according to a 2018 Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate report.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of close
Adjective
  • The viewpoint is that the yin and the yang of intelligence are inseparable.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Questioning Zionism Thompson's advocacy for Jewish refugees was inseparable from her advocacy for Zionism, the idea that Jewish people should have a nation in their ancestral homeland.
    — Mycah Hazel, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of inseparable

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