Chummy - English meaning

adjective

Readily feeling or showing fondness or tenderness.

Usage examples:

His affectionate nature

noun

A close friend

Usage examples:

We were great buddies and did many things together.

adjective

Only a short distance away or apart in space or time.

Usage examples:

The hotel is close to the sea

adverb

Very near to someone or something; with very little space between.

Usage examples:

They stood close to the door

noun

Another term for high (sense 7 of the adjective).

adjective

Friendly and sociable with fellow members of a group but not with outsiders.

Usage examples:

The clubby, late-night world of parliament

adjective

Clubby people or places are friendly to those who belong there, but unfriendly to those who do not.

Usage examples:

He had been part of the city's clubby group of high-ranking bureaucrats., we are all aware of how c…

adjective

Well known from long or close association.

Usage examples:

Their faces will be familiar to many of you

noun

A demon supposedly attending and obeying a witch, often said to assume the form of an animal.

Usage examples:

Her familiars were her two little griffons that nested in her skirts

adjective

Easy to recognize because previously experienced

Usage examples:

Familiar sights, a familiar face, i’m not familiar with current research in the field., her familia…

adjective

Kind and pleasant.

Usage examples:

They were friendly to me

noun

A game or match that does not form part of a serious competition.

Usage examples:

England will play two friendlies in sardinia

adjective

Having an attitude or acting in a way that shows that you like people and want them to like and trust you

Usage examples:

They were friendly people., she had a bright, friendly smile., it’s a very friendly city., sometime…

adjective

Closely acquainted; familiar.

Usage examples:

Intimate friends

noun

A very close friend.

Usage examples:

His circle of intimates

verb

State or make known.

Usage examples:

Mr hutchison has intimated his decision to retire

noun

Used as a familiar form of address to a man.

Usage examples:

Don't worry, matey, it 's all part of my plan

adjective

Familiar and friendly; sociable.

Usage examples:

A matey grin

adjective

Friendly

Usage examples:

They've been very matey since they started working together., are you all right, matey?

adjective

Having a close, friendly relationship.

Usage examples:

I see you're getting quite pally with carlos

adjective

Friendly

Usage examples:

They've become very pally (with each other)., suddenly she started acting very pally towards me.

adjective

Close in the manner of people who are friends, often in a way that is not considered acceptable

Usage examples:

The government and the press have a palsy-walsy relationship, so the press doesn't properly hold th…

adjective

With opposite sides or surfaces that are far or relatively far apart.

Usage examples:

Thick slices of bread

noun

The most active or crowded part of something.

Usage examples:

We were in the thick of the battle

adverb

In or with deep, dense, or heavy mass.

Usage examples:

Bread spread thick with butter