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chewy

/ˈt͡ʃuː.i/

chewy adjective: having a pliable or springy texture when chewed. Also the alternative form of chewie.

Adjective

chewy (comparative chewier, superlative chewiest)

  1. Having a pliable or springy texture when chewed.
    • I must have spent an hour gnawing on the chewy taffy.
  2. Prone to chewing.
    • 'And you chewed the chimneys off my dolls' house,' said Angela. 'You are a very chewy dog.'1945, Enid Blyton, Hollow Tree House, Delphi Classics, →ISBN
    • You can expect to be working late into the night to make up for the work you missed that day, constantly distracted by a teething, tired, energised, rampant, playful, chewy puppy who needs attention, contact and training.2024 September 12, Louise Glazebrook, Everything Your Puppy Wants You to Know: The new compassionate guide to raising a happy puppy from the bestselling author, Hachette UK, →ISBN
  3. Full-bodied and tannic.
    • a chewy wine
  4. (crosswording) Satisfying to solve; novel and free of crosswordese.
    • I think it's possible to construct a puzzle with chewy fill and nice clues -- and still have it play very, very easy.2023 January 14, Nancy, “Comment on 'Women's surfwear brand / SAT 1-14-23 / Internet company whose logo is a cat wearing earphones / Fabled tooth-takers / Dated TV star?'”, in Rex Parker Does The NY...
    • JUST STOP AND ADMIRE THAT GRID FOR A SECOND! Nice chewy clueing too. Bravo.2023 December 7, dontfisheatotherfish, “Comment on 'NYT Friday 12/08/2023 Discussion'”, in r/crossword, Reddit

Noun

chewy (countable and uncountable, plural chewies)

  1. (US, informal) A type of soft and sticky cookie.
    • […] Roni clears away the dishes and returns with a plate of jaw-breaking, fillings-yanking, elderly butterscotch chewies.2006, Diana Abu-Jaber, The Language of Baklava, page 255
    • Chocolate chewies are light, crisp, and, yes, chewy chocolate cookies that are studded with chocolate chips and pecans.2011, Lisa Fain, The Homesick Texan Cookbook, page unnumbered page

Also used as

chewy is also the alternative form of chewie.

Examples of chewy in a sentence

  • Meanwhile, here's what you can do now: Find bones and chewies your dog likes.
  • My Aunt Elizabeth makes this deliciously dark and chewy chocolate honeycake with layers of tangy plum jam.
  • Chunky, chewy and chock-full of flavors, and a nice change of pace from the traditional chocolate-chipper.

All 19 example sentences with chewy

Forms of chewy

Adjective
comparativechewier
superlativechewiest
Noun
pluralchewies

Origin of chewy

From chew + -y.

Words formed from chewy

Words that rhyme with chewy

16 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about chewy

What does chewy mean?
Chewy means having a pliable or springy texture when chewed.
What part of speech is chewy?
Chewy can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce chewy?
Chewy is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃuː.i/.

Words near chewy in the dictionary

  1. chewstick
  2. chewsticks
  3. Chewton
  4. Chewton Bushlands
  5. Chewtonian
  6. chewy
  7. Chexbres
  8. chey
  9. Cheyanne
  10. cheyder
  11. cheyders

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