chewy

«chewy» in Mova's school dictionary: soft but tough or sticky, as in «chewy sweets» or «chewy… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (chewy, chewier, chewiest); noun (chewy — Australia, informal)

meaning for a pupil

1) Needing a lot of chewing because it is soft but tough or sticky, as in «chewy sweets» or «chewy meat». tree →

2) (Australia, NZ, informal) «Chewy» is slang for chewing gum. tree →

sense in the lessons

In food lessons it describes texture: chewy cookies, chewy toffee, chewy bread crusts. In dental health lessons, sticky chewy sweets can harm teeth. In Australian everyday talk, «Got any chewy?» means «Have you got any gum?».

examples

• These toffees are very chewy. tree →
• The steak was too chewy to eat. tree →
• I like chewy cookies more than crunchy ones. tree →
• Got any chewy? (Australia, informal) tree →
• Chewy sweets can stick to your teeth. tree →
• The bagel was warm and chewy. tree →
• Gummy bears are soft and chewy. tree →

note

Adjective: chew + -y. Comparatives: chewier, chewiest. Opposite textures: crunchy, crispy, tender. In Australia, «chewy» as a noun is uncountable: «some chewy».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «chewy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.