- chewy
- adjective see chew I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
chewy
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chewy — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ suitable for chewing, or requiring much chewing. DERIVATIVES chewiness noun … English terms dictionary
Chewy — This article is about the indie rock band from Switzerland. For other uses, see Chewy (disambiguation). Chewy is an indie rock band from Lausanne, Switzerland whose sound, which falls somewhere in the realm of noisy, melodic pop rock, has been… … Wikipedia
chewy — UK [ˈtʃuːɪ] / US [ˈtʃuɪ] adjective Word forms chewy : adjective chewy comparative chewier superlative chewiest chewy food has to be chewed for some time before it is soft enough to swallow chewy bread rolls … English dictionary
chewy — [[t]tʃu͟ːi[/t]] chewier, chewiest ADJ GRADED If food is chewy, it needs to be chewed a lot before it becomes soft enough to swallow. The meat was too chewy. ...chewy chocolate cookies … English dictionary
chewy — adjective food that is chewy has to be chewed a lot before it is soft enough to swallow: chewy toffees | wonderfully chewy chocolate brownies … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
chewy — chew|y [ˈtʃu:i] adj food that is chewy has to be chewed a lot before it is soft enough to swallow ▪ chewy toffees … Dictionary of contemporary English
chewy — chew|y [ tʃui ] adjective chewy food has to be CHEWED for some time before it is soft enough to swallow: chewy bread rolls … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chewy — adjective /ˈtʃuː.i/ having a pliable or springy texture when chewed I must have spent an hour gnawing on the chewy taffy … Wiktionary
chewy — adj. Chewy is used with these nouns: ↑candy, ↑sweet, ↑texture … Collocations dictionary
chewy — Backyard quality bodywork on a late model car that would otherwise be appealing. That new Russian kid drives a Benz! Yeah, but up close it looks a little chewy prob ly built it himself out of Bondo and bubble gum … Dictionary of american slang
