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gummy

/ˈɡʌmi/ · adj

Meaning

  1. Showing the gums.
  2. Clipping of gummy shark.
  3. A sheep that is losing or has lost its teeth.
  4. Resembling gum (the substance).
  5. Covered with gum or a substance resembling gum.
  6. Thick; fat.
  7. A gummi candy.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree English gum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English gummy From gum (“flesh around teeth”) + -y.

  1. -(de)
  2. gummy (English)
  3. Relations: cog

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