chewy

[choo-ee]

chew·y

[choo-ee]
adjective, chew·i·er, chew·i·est.
(of food) not easily chewed, as because of toughness or stickiness; requiring much chewing.

Origin:
1920–25; chew + -y1

chew·i·ness, noun
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Chewy is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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chewy (ˈtʃuːɪ)
 
adj , chewier, chewiest
of a consistency requiring chewing; somewhat firm and sticky

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