Chewy

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈtʃuː.i/, SAMPA: /"tSu:.i/

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• Rhymes: -uːi

Adjective

Chewy (comparative chewier, superlative chewiest)

1. having a pliable or springy texture when chewed

   I must have spent an hour gnawing on the chewy taffy.

Thesaurus

cartilaginous, cohesive, coriaceous, durable, fibrous, gristly, hard, hardy, lasting, leatherlike, leathery, resistant, ropy, sinewy, stiff, stringy, strong, stubborn, tenacious, tough, tough as leather, untiring, vigorous, viscid, wiry

Translations

having a pliable or springy texture when chewed

Spanish: cauchudo