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gummy

[guhm-ee]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

gummier, gummiest

of, resembling, or of the consistency of gum; viscid; mucilaginous.
covered with or clogged by gum or sticky matter.
exuding gum.

gummy

/ ˈɡʌ��ɪ /

adjective

sticky or tacky
consisting of, coated with, or clogged by gum or a similar substance
producing gum

gummy

/ ˈɡʌ��ɪ /

adjective

toothless; not showing one's teeth

noun

a small crustacean-eating shark, Mustelus antarcticus, with bony ridges resembling gums in its mouth
an old ewe that has lost its incisor teeth

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Other Word Forms

gumminess noun
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ˈ��ܳ�� adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gummy¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; gum ¹, -y ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gummy¹

C14: from _gum ¹ + _-y ¹

Origin of gummy²

C20: from _gum ² + _-y ¹

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Example Sentences

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That was an adjustment, people knowing who I am when I’m in my jammies, trying to get some gummy bears.

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He was hauled over the inflatable side and taken back to the Cullercoats lifeboat station to be checked over and treated with a bag of gummy sweets.

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He handed out gummy candy and a flier with a photo of him in a tuxedo at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

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A member of the public sent the product for testing at a lab, which found that each gummy only contained 16mg of fibre, far from 200mg as claimed.

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I’d follow a recipe to the letter and still end up squinting at the oven door, trying to gauge whether I’d accidentally created something leaden or gummy or wrong.

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gummous gum myrtle

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