chewy
Having a pliable or springy texture when chewedHaving a pliable or springy texture when chewed.
» These cookies are soft and chewy.
Meaning
4 sensesHaving a pliable or springy texture when chewed.
I must have spent an hour gnawing on the chewy taffy.
zäh
тре́бующий уси́ленного жева́нияtrébujuščij usílennovo ževánija, жёсткийžóstkij
Prone to chewing.
(of a consistency) requiring chewing
Full-bodied and tannic.
a chewy wine
Satisfying to solve; novel and free of crosswordese.
Examples
10 sentencesThese cookies are soft and chewy.
I am eating a chewy local delicacy.
I hate the chewy texture of octopus.
I like my cookies chewy rather than crunchy.
ruЯ люблю, чтобы моё печенье тянулось, а не хрустело.
This chicken is too chewy to have been cooked correctly.
Translations
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Origin
From chew + -y.From chew + -y.
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Forms
chewier, chewiestWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form