gummy

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
16
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈɡʌmi/

Definition of gummy

7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Showing the gums.
    “a gummy grin”
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adj

  1. Showing the gums.
    “a gummy grin”
  2. Resembling gum (the substance).
  3. Covered with gum or a substance resembling gum.
    “the gummie bark of Firr or Pine”
    “Then rubs his gummy eyes.”
  4. (archaic, slang)Thick; fat.
    “Probably, in times gone by, when flowing gowns were seldom worn in England, some fashionable dame of high degree, having splay feet, or gummy ankles, might have put them under cover.”

noun

  1. (Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of gummy shark.
    “Over there [the UK], gummies are called smooth hound and a six kilo fish would stop the nation.”
    “2007, Bill Classon, Fishing Guide to Victoria′s Coastline, Australian Fishing Network, page 60, Western Port is a great location to find gummies. […] Gummy sharks are one of the favoured species in Western Port and for good reason: they put up a strong fight and feed of fresh flake is pretty hard to beat.”
    “This area of vast mudflats is right at the top of the port is home to some of the best gummy shark fishing around.[…]As the water drops, the feeding gummies drop off the banks and wait in the channels for food.”
  2. (Australia, New-Zealand)A sheep that is losing or has lost its teeth.
  3. (plural-normally)A gummi candy.
    “I opened the fridge to take out my lunch and gave her a gummy. She licked my hand gratefully as I placed the food into the microwave and when it was heated up, she watched me eat and when I was done, she licked my plate happily.”
    “Cristina hands him a gummy but holds tight to her cupcake, for she's still working on it, and doesn't want to set it free yet.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From gum (“flesh around teeth”) + -y.

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