chewy

adj

1. Having a pliable or springy texture when chewed.

   “I must have spent an hour gnawing on the chewy taffy.”

2. Prone to chewing.

   “'And you chewed the chimneys off my dolls' house,' said Angela. 'You are a very chewy dog.'”

   “You can expect to be working late into the night to make up for the work you missed that day, constantly distracted by a teething, tired, energised, rampant, playful, chewy puppy who needs attention, contact and training.”

3. Full-bodied and tannic.

   “a chewy wine”

4. Satisfying to solve; novel and free of crosswordese.

   “I think it's possible to construct a puzzle with chewy fill and nice clues -- and still have it play very, very easy.”

   “JUST STOP AND ADMIRE THAT GRID FOR A SECOND! Nice chewy clueing too. Bravo.”

noun

1. (Australia, alt-of, alternative, countable, informal, uncountable)Alternative form of chewie (“chewing gum”).

   “Like when Amber gave everyone but me a piece of chewy, and I said that wasn't very nice, […]”

2. (US, countable, informal, uncountable)A type of soft and sticky cookie.

   “[…] Roni clears away the dishes and returns with a plate of jaw-breaking, fillings-yanking, elderly butterscotch chewies.”

   “Chocolate chewies are light, crisp, and, yes, chewy chocolate cookies that are studded with chocolate chips and pecans.”

   “While many versions of the chocolate chewy exist and can be found in bakeries across the country, we wanted are fined recipe for a simple-to-make cookie so we could get our chocolate fix any time.”