i Register
In some senses, gummy is marked as archaic, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.
adj
Showing the gums.
a gummy grin
noun
Clipping of gummy shark.
Over there [the UK], gummies are called smooth hound and a six kilo fish would stop the nation.
2007, Bill Classon, Fishing Guide to Victoria′s Coastline, Australian Fishing Network, page 60, Western Port is a great location to find gummies. […] Gummy sharks are one of the favoured species in Western Port and for good reason: they put up a strong fight and feed of fresh flake is pretty hard to beat.
A sheep that is losing or has lost its teeth.
adj
Resembling gum (the substance).
Covered with gum or a substance resembling gum.
the gummie bark of Firr or Pine
Then rubs his gummy eyes.
Thick; fat.
Probably, in times gone by, when flowing gowns were seldom worn in England, some fashionable dame of high degree, having splay feet, or gummy ankles, might have put them under cover.