Meaning & use
yummy
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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