gummy.
Showing the gums.
Meaning & usage
Showing the gums.
a gummy grin
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English gum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English gummy From gum (“flesh around teeth”) + -y.
Clipping of gummy shark.
A sheep that is losing or has lost its teeth.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English gum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English gummy From gum (“flesh around teeth”) + -y.
Resembling gum (the substance).
Covered with gum or a substance resembling gum.
Thick; fat.
Where this word comes from
From gum (“(substance)”) + -y. The noun was influenced by gummi (from German).
A gummi candy.
Where this word comes from
From gum (“(substance)”) + -y. The noun was influenced by gummi (from German).
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