chummier; chummiest
: quite friendly
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She was getting chummy with the reporters.
the neighboring families know each other but are hardly chummy
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According to fast-talking Harry, no—but that doesn’t stop him from getting chummy with the lovably neurotic Sally.
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Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025
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
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Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025
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
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“Chummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chummy. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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