chompy

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English

Etymology

From chomp +‎ -y.

Adjective

chompy (comparative more chompy, superlative most chompy)

  1. (informal, rare) Inclined to chomp; bitey.
    • 2012, Sue Monroe, The Magnificent Moon Hare:
      A few days later, life at the castle was becoming more and more difficult for everyone, as it soon became apparent that Sandra the dragon was very chompy indeed. He had chomped his way through most of the servants
  2. (informal, rare) Chewy.
    • 1981, Kansas Quarterly, page 131:
      He didn't know if the CRS were up to something nasty, making funny sounds with their heavily metallic outfits as they climbed back into their rhinoceros vehicles, or if maybe that black cat was now trailing him with a chompy piece of fish
    • 2012, Stanley Tucci, Joan Tucci, Gianni Scappin, The Tucci Cookbook, page 31:
      Tannins give red wine a chompy, dry bitterness—think oversteeped tea—that can be off-putting when a wine is young.