chummier; chummiest
: quite friendly
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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 the bottom-slapping Dan Aykroyd, Dylan O’Brien has a nice, chummy unpredictability, able to go full-nerd one minute, full party boy the next.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
That makes appearances of being chummy with Harris not only unhelpful this year but also personal vulnerabilities in future cycles.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2024
Over the course of the interview, Musk and Trump were rather chummy, joking and complimenting one another.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2024
Here, the pair — who played enemies on-screen — are seen being chummy while at an event circa 1981.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 6 July 2024
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
That makes appearances of being chummy with Harris not only unhelpful this year but also personal vulnerabilities in future cycles.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2024
Over the course of the interview, Musk and Trump were rather chummy, joking and complimenting one another.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2024
Here, the pair — who played enemies on-screen — are seen being chummy while at an event circa 1981.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 6 July 2024
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 22 Nov. 2024.
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