chewy

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chewy

/ˈt͡ʃuː.i/

Sounds like chewie · Rhymes with -uːi

adjective chewier · chewiest

Having a pliable or springy texture when chewed. I must have spent an hour gnawing on the chewy taffy.
Prone to chewing. 'And you chewed the chimneys off my dolls' house,' said Angela. 'You are a very chewy dog.'
Full-bodied and tannic. a chewy wine
Satisfying to solve; novel and free of crosswordese. I think it's possible to construct a puzzle with chewy fill and nice clues -- and still have it play very, very easy.

noun chewies

Australia, alternative, countable, informal, uncountable Alternative form of chewie (“chewing gum”). Like when Amber gave everyone but me a piece of chewy, and I said that wasn't very nice, […]
US, countable, informal, uncountable A type of soft and sticky cookie. […] Roni clears away the dishes and returns with a plate of jaw-breaking, fillings-yanking, elderly butterscotch chewies.

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adj having a pliable or springy texture when chewed

Español	cauchudo, gomoso, recio, correoso
日本語	よくかめない yoku kamenai
中文	需要多嚼的 xūyào duō jiáo de
Français	caoutchouteux, caoutchouteuse
Deutsch	zäh
Русский	тре́бующий уси́ленного жева́ния trébujuščij usílennovo ževánija, жёсткий žóstkij

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@misc{chewy_2026,
  title = {chewy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chewy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}