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adjective, chew·i·er, chew·i·est.(of food) not easily chewed, as because of toughness or stickiness; requiring much chewing. Origin of chewyFirst recorded in 1920–25; chew + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM chewychew·i·ness, nounWords nearby chewychew out, chew over, chew the cud, chew the fat, chew up, chewy, chex, Cheyenne, Cheyenne River, Cheyne, Cheyne-Stokes breathing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chewyIf you prefer them chewy in the middle and crisp outside, chill the balls of dough. Make These Barefoot Contessa Salty Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies|Ina Garten|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Like a muffaletta, the bread must be chewy enough to stay tough when wrapped around oily foods. The Jersey Shore’s Biggest Weiners Are at Jimmy Buff’s|Jane & Michael Stern|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST When they are done, the casing has transformed from translucent membrane into chewy, wrinkled coat. The Texas Church of Beef|Jane & Michael Stern|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Imagine eating an entire box of soft, chewy chocolate cookies. How to Watch Out for Hidden Sugar and Replace With Leaner Substitutes|Diana Le Dean|February 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This kind of chewy, significant work has a “limited market,” said Westphal, and thus fetches limited prices. The Wrong Gerhard Richter Painting Broke the Living-Artist Record|Blake Gopnik|October 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST The taste is good beyond words, and the consistency is pleasingly "chewy" without being tenacious to the point of teeth pulling! Candy-Making Revolutionized|Mary Elizabeth Hall Some people like the vegetable nougatine soft, others like it "chewy," and still others want it to be hard. Candy-Making Revolutionized|Mary Elizabeth Hall
British Dictionary definitions for chewy
adjective chewier or chewiestof a consistency requiring chewing; somewhat firm and sticky Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to chewycrisp, crumbly, crusty, crackling, crispy |