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# yummy

«yummy» in Mova's school dictionary: **tasting very good; delicious** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (yummy, yummier, yummiest); interjection (yum, yummy)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) Yummy means tasting very good; delicious. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yummy/#m1)

2) (informal) Yummy can mean very attractive or pleasant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yummy/#m2)

### sense 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yummy/#x1)
- Yummy, pancakes for breakfast! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yummy/#x2)
- The soup smells yummy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yummy/#x3)
- That was the yummiest pizza ever. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yummy/#x4)
- Grandma makes yummy apple pie. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yummy/#x5)
- «Yum yum,» said the baby. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yummy/#x6)
- Fruit can be healthy and yummy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yummy/#x7)

### note

Informal, childish-sounding word. Comparative yummier, superlative yummiest. Opposite (informal): yucky. Formal equivalent: delicious.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «yummy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yummy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.