Superlative form of chewy; the most chewy or requiring the most effort to chew.
From chewy (chew + -y) + -est (superlative suffix), the highest degree form in English's two-part comparison system.
The chewiest foods often release flavor the slowest—gum manufacturers discovered long ago that chewiness keeps flavor in your mouth longer, which is why they make gum so impossibly tough.
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