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chummy

/ˈtʃʌmi/

Translations

chummyadjective

chummier

Comp.

chummiest

Super.

/ˈtʃʌmi/

amicalSe dit d’une relation proche et conviviale.

The two colleagues were quite chummy, often sharing lunch and inside jokes.

Les deux collègues étaient très amicaux, partageant souvent leur déjeuner et leurs blagues privées.

Additional translations

trop familierS’emploie quand la familiarité est jugée excessive ou déplacée, surtout avec with.

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Antonyms

chummyadjective

Friendly or sociable in a way that suggests a close relationship.

The two colleagues were quite chummy, often sharing lunch and inside jokes.

Overly or excessively friendly, often in a way that suggests favoritism, collusion, or undue familiarity (usually followed by “with”).

Critics argued that the regulator was too chummy with the industries it was supposed to police.