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chewy
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chew·y  (ch)
adj. chew·i·er, chew·i·est
Needing much chewing: chewy candy.

chewi·ness n.

chewy [ˈtʃuːɪ]
adj chewier, chewiest
of a consistency requiring chewing; somewhat firm and sticky
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"

chewy
adjective tough, fibrous, leathery, as tough as old boots The meat was too chewy and the vegetables overcooked.
Translations
chewy [ˈtʃuːɪ] ADJ (chewier (compar) (chewiest (superl))) → difícil de masticar; [meat] → fibroso, correoso; [sweet] → masticable
chewy [ˈtʃuːi] adj [meat, bread] → difficile à mâcher; [biscuit] → mou*(molle)
chewy
adj meatzäh; pastakernig; sweetsweich
chewy [ˈtʃuːɪ] adj (fam) → gommoso/a


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Some mornings your beloved Raisin Bran with its crunchy chewiness is snatched away by swifter hands and you sit staring into a bowl of soggy Rice Krispies or the wretched Sugar Pops and feel resentful, cheated, abused.
They did so by increasing specific volume and lowering crumb hardness and chewiness.
She wasn't interested in the fact that these were luxurious Miller Harris smellies, because what she was testing was their chewiness.
 
 
 
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