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chewy.

Having a pliable or springy texture when chewed.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈt͡ʃuː.i/
  1. Having a pliable or springy texture when chewed.

    I must have spent an hour gnawing on the chewy taffy.
  2. Prone to chewing.

  3. Full-bodied and tannic.

    a chewy wine
  4. Satisfying to solve; novel and free of crosswordese.

Where this word comes from

From chew + -y.

noun/ˈt͡ʃuː.i/
  1. Alternative form of chewie (“chewing gum”).

    Australia · alt-of · alternative · countable · informal · uncountable
  2. A type of soft and sticky cookie.

    US · countable · informal · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From chew + -y.

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