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Definition of Chewy

1. Adjective. Requiring much chewing.

2. Adjective. (of a consistency) requiring chewing. "Chewy caramels"

Definition of Chewy

1. Adjective. having a pliable or springy texture when chewed ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chewy

1. not easily chewed [adj CHEWIER, CHEWIEST]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chewy

chewing the fat chewing tobacco chewing tobaccos chewingly chewings chewink chewinks chewit chewre chewres

chews chews over chews the fat chewstick chewsticks chewy (current term) cheyne-stokes respiration chez chi chi-ike

chi-iked chi-ikes chi-iking chi-rho chi-rhos chi-sequences chi-square chi-square distribution chi-square distributions chi-square test

Literary usage of Chewy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Language Arts Centers: Take It to Your Seat, Grades 4-6 by Jo Ellen Moore (2002)
"Some sweets are chewy. Therefore, some candies are chewy. All hornets are insects. Some hornets are stinging creatures. Therefore, some insects are stinging ..."

2. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1899)
"chewy. Real Municipal Government for London. A Scheme for the Government of the Area known as the Administrative County of London, with the "City " included ..."

3. Composition of Foods: Baked Products: Raw, Processed, Prepared (1994)
"Commercial soft-and-chewy cookies, popular in recent years, owe their special texture to high-fructose corn syrup. Since soft-type cookies have a higher ..."

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