chewiest

IPA/ˈtʃuː.i/
IPA/ˈtʃuː.i/

chewiest — adjective

  • chewiestpositive
  • more chewiestcomparative
  • most chewiestsuperlative

1. Describes food that demands a great deal of biting and grinding with the teeth b

1.形容詞B1
釋義

Describes food that demands a great deal of biting and grinding with the teeth before it can be swallowed, often because the texture is firm, rubbery, or dense.

例句

Asher found that the chewiest section of the octopus was near the tentacle tips.

superlative + partitive: the chewiest [part] of [food]

Among all the gummy bears in the bag, the green ones were the chewiest.

prepositional phrase fronting: Among [group], [item] was the chewiest

同義詞
  • rubbery

    More negative than chewy; suggests unnatural or unpleasant springiness

  • tough

    More negative; implies the food is hard to cut or bite through

  • gummy

    Limited to candy-like foods that stick to the teeth

反義詞
  • tender

    Used for meat that cuts and chews easily

  • soft

    Describes food that requires almost no chewing

文法句型

the chewiest + noun

be the chewiest

常見錯誤

❌This steak is chewy so I do not like it.
✅This steak is tough so I do not like it.
💡'Chewy' can be neutral or even positive for foods like jerky or gum; 'tough' is always negative for meat.