chummy

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chummy — adjective

  • chummypositive
  • chummiercomparative
  • chummiestsuperlative

1. friendly and relaxed with someone in a way that suggests you feel like close fri

1.形容詞B2
釋義

friendly and relaxed with someone in a way that suggests you feel like close friends, even if you have only just met or do not know each other well

例句

Mizuki and Amira became quite chummy during the summer language course in Taipei.

become chummy + during [event/activity]

The new manager tried to act chummy with everyone on his first day, but it felt forced.

act chummy with [someone]

同義詞
  • friendly

    more neutral and widely used; 'chummy' adds a distinctly informal, buddy-like tone

  • matey

    British informal equivalent, especially common in UK and Australia

  • pally

    same informal register; 'chummy' suggests a slightly warmer, more companionable feeling

  • buddy-buddy

    American informal equivalent, sometimes with a sarcastic nuance

反義詞
  • distant

    describes a person who keeps an emotional or social gap

  • standoffish

    informal; suggests deliberately unfriendly or cold behaviour

文法句型

be + chummy + (with + someone)

get + chummy + (with + someone)

act + chummy + (with + someone)

用法筆記

Often used to describe someone who acts overly familiar or crosses social boundaries — can carry a slightly negative tone depending on context. Typically used predicatively (e.g. 'They are chummy') rather than attributively ('a chummy person'), though both forms occur.

常見錯誤

❌My sister and I are very chummy with each other.
✅My sister and I are very close.
💡'chummy' is informal and implies easy, casual friendliness rather than deep family closeness.
❌The two professors have a chummy relationship.
✅The two professors are chummy with each other.
💡'chummy' works better as a predicate adjective after 'be' or 'get' than before a noun.