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Definition of "chewy" []

  • Needing much chewing: chewy candy. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "chewy" in a sentence
  • "a little fudgy and a lot chewy is what i prefer as well, and these look stellar. welcome back, and i hope you're used to your new place by now!"
  • "As much as I tried to get past that by adding red pepper and cheese, I could not avoid the fact that I was eating what can only be described as chewy dough with toppings."
  • "Another favorite (am I grossing you out yet?), stewed lingen (lungs), kind of chewy, or Billy Wilder's favorite, gehenen, brains ... fried with scrambled eggs at Kate Mantilini, which they served until he died."