chewy

adjective

Definition of chewynext
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as in tough
not easily chewed a flavorful but chewy piece of meat

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  1. tough
  2. brittle
  3. leathery
Adjective
  • The opening weekend miss for what was a very buzzy Sundance title back in 2023 about a troubled but ambitious bodybuilder follows controversy around its star and comes at a tough time for indie films in general.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
  • As long as Flagg is on the floor, the Blue Devils will be a tough out.
    — Tobias Bass, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of tough
Adjective
  • Carol is brittle and reserved, but Blanchett is its resilient heart.
    — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The ivy on the wall behind the pool was brittle and charred, rubble littered the deck, and the water shone like a black mirror.
    — Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of brittle
Adjective
  • Its thick, leathery skin gives way to greenish-yellow flesh speckled with tiny seeds.
    — Katie Chang, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The earliest figures, naked and missing limbs, some suffering gouges or pocked with what look like the holes of beetle larvae, bring to mind eerie tales of automata or the leathery agonies of bog bodies.
    — Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
Definition of leathery
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