Meaning & use

yummy

adjective·Everyday

Very pleasant to taste; delicious, especially in informal or child-directed speech.

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The kids happily ate every bite of the yummy chocolate cake at the party.

This soup smells absolutely yummy; I can't wait to try it.

A note on using this word

Yummy is casual and often used with children or in playful, informal contexts rather than in formal writing.

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