chummy
/ˈtʃʌmi/adjective
उच्चारण चमी
घनिष्ठ, गहरी दोस्ती वाला
Core word
- 1
~ (with sb) informal
very friendly
घनिष्ठ, गहरी दोस्ती वाला
- The two leaders seemed very chummy at the summit.
- He got rather chummy with the new manager.
- The neighbours became very chummy after the festival.
+ 2 more examples
- I'm not very chummy with the new boy yet.
- She grew chummy with the other team members during the trip.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be chummy with sb
Chummy means very friendly. The person you are friendly with is introduced by with.
Chummy का अर्थ बहुत मित्रवत है। जिसके साथ मित्रता हो, उसके लिए 'with' आता है।
- Radhika is chummy with her new classmates.
- The two bowlers became chummy during the tour.
chummy + noun (attributive)
Before a noun, chummy gives a friendly tone to a talk, chat or relationship. It can sometimes suggest too much closeness.
Noun से पहले chummy बातचीत या रिश्ते को मित्रतापूर्ण स्वर देता है। कभी-कभी यह अत्यधिक नज़दीकी का भाव भी देता है।
- They had a chummy chat over tea.
- I dislike his chummy manner with the boss.
chummy vs friendly vs intimate
Chummy is informal, friendly is neutral, intimate suggests very close and private. Pick chummy only for a casual tone.
Chummy अनौपचारिक, friendly तटस्थ, और intimate बहुत निजी नज़दीकी बताता है। Chummy केवल अनौपचारिक स्वर में चुनें।
- He is friendly to everyone but chummy with only two or three.
chummier / chummiest
The adjective forms its comparative as chummier and its superlative as chummiest.
इस adjective का comparative 'chummier' और superlative 'chummiest' बनता है।
- They grew chummier after the camp.
- He is the chummiest boy in the group.
+Collocations 5
adverb + chummy
verya bitrathertoosuddenly
- He was a bit too chummy with the examiner.
verb + chummy
getbecomegrowseemlook
- They got chummy on the long bus ride.
chummy + noun
chatatmospheremannergrouprelationship
- The office has a chummy atmosphere.
chummy + preposition
withtogetherat workin college
- The four friends stayed chummy even after college.
similar words
friendlyclosepallymateysociable
- The pally neighbours borrow each other's tools.
“More examples 5
- The shopkeeper became chummy with the regular customers.
दुकानदार नियमित ग्राहकों से घुल-मिल गया।
- The teachers and students were chummy on the school trip.
स्कूल यात्रा में शिक्षक और विद्यार्थी आपस में घुले-मिले थे।
- He is chummy with everyone in the hostel.
वह छात्रावास में सबके साथ घनिष्ठ है।
- Don't get too chummy with a stranger online.
ऑनलाइन किसी अजनबी के साथ बहुत घनिष्ठ न हों।
- Radhika was surprised by the chummy greeting from the clerk.
क्लर्क के मित्रवत अभिवादन से राधिका को आश्चर्य हुआ।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is very chummy to his colleagues.
✓ He is very chummy with his colleagues.
Chummy takes the preposition with.
Chummy के साथ preposition 'with' आता है।
✗ She is more chummy than her sister.
✓ She is chummier than her sister.
A two-syllable adjective ending in -y usually takes -ier for the comparative.
-y पर समाप्त होने वाले दो अक्षर के adjective में प्रायः -ier लगता है।