Related Searches
Nearby Words

gummy

 [guhm-ee]  

gum·my

   [guhm-ee]
adjective, gum·mi·er, gum·mi·est.
1.
of, resembling, or of the consistency of gum; viscid; mucilaginous.
2.
covered with or clogged by gum or sticky matter.
3.
exuding gum.
Gummy Bears www.ask.com/Gummy+Bears Get Gummy Bears Find Gummy Bears
Ad
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English; see gum1, -y1

Related forms
gum·mi·ness, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To gummy

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Gummy is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Collins
World English Dictionary
gummy1 (ˈɡʌmɪ)
 
—adj , -mier, -miest
1.  sticky or tacky
2.  consisting of, coated with, or clogged by gum or a similar substance
3.  producing gum
 
[C14: from gum1 + -y1]
 
'gumminess1
 
—n

gummy2 (ˈɡʌmɪ)
 
—adj , -mier, -miest
1.  toothless; not showing one's teeth
 
—n , -mier, -miest, -mies
2.  (Austral) a small crustacean-eating shark, Mustelus antarcticus, with bony ridges resembling gums in its mouth
3.  (NZ) an old ewe that has lost its incisor teeth
 
[C20: from gum² + -y1]
 
'gummily2
 
—adv

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Partners:WordBloglinesCitysearchThe Daily BeastAsk AnswersAsk KidsLife123SendoriThesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT