yummy
adjective (yummy, yummier, yummiest); interjection (yum, yummy)
Everyday
- (informal) Yummy means tasting very good; delicious. tree →
- (informal) Yummy can mean very attractive or pleasant. tree →
In the lessons
Used in everyday talk, especially by and with children: «This cake is yummy!». In stories it shows a character loves the food. In formal writing use «delicious» or «tasty». Interjection: «Yum!» or «Yummy!».
Examples
- This chocolate cake is yummy! tree →
- Yummy, pancakes for breakfast! tree →
- The soup smells yummy. tree →
- That was the yummiest pizza ever. tree →
- Grandma makes yummy apple pie. tree →
- «Yum yum,» said the baby. tree →
- Fruit can be healthy and yummy. tree →
Note
Informal, childish-sounding word. Comparative yummier, superlative yummiest. Opposite (informal): yucky. Formal equivalent: delicious.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «yummy» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «yummy» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/yummy/