chummier; chummiest
: quite friendly
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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As Modi’s chummy appearance over the weekend with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin made clear, the United States could end up driving India directly into its adversaries’ arms.
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Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2025
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Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2025
A lot of the chummy discussion involved Malone and the other execs reminiscing about their past deals and ventures.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Garfield loads Hank with chummy physicality.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
On the afternoon of our final class, the chummy feeling of the last day of school was in the air.
—Chandler Fritz, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chummy
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“Chummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chummy. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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