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chew·y

 (cho͞o′ē)
adj. chew·i·er, chew·i·est
Needing much chewing: chewy candy.
chew′i·ness n.
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chewy

(ˈtʃuːɪ)
adj, chewier or chewiest
of a consistency requiring chewing; somewhat firm and sticky
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

chew•y

(ˈtʃu i)

adj. chew•i•er, chew•i•est.
(of food) not easily chewed.
[1920–25]
chew′i•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.chewy - requiring much chewing
tough - resistant to cutting or chewing
2.chewy - (of a consistency) requiring chewing; "chewy caramels"
elastic - capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy; "an elastic band"; "a youthful and elastic walk"
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chewy

adjective tough, fibrous, leathery, as tough as old boots The meat was too chewy and the vegetables overcooked.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations

chewy

[ˈtʃuːɪ] ADJ (chewier (compar) (chewiest (superl))) → difícil de masticar; [meat] → fibroso, correoso; [sweet] → masticable
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

chewy

[ˈtʃuːi] adj [meat, bread] → difficile à mâcher; [biscuit] → mou(molle)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

chewy

adj meat → zäh; pasta → kernig; sweets → weich
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

chewy

[ˈtʃuːɪ] adj (fam) → gommoso/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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