frothy
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froth·y
(frô'thē, frŏth'ē) 
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
frothiness froth'i·ness n.
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
- Made of, covered with, or resembling froth; foamy.
- Playfully frivolous in character or content: a frothy French farce.
frothiness froth'i·ness n.
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A descriptive cooking term referring to mixtures that are foamy, having a formation of tiny, light bubbles.
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frothy
adjective
- Consisting of or resembling foam: foamy, lathery, spumous, spumy, sudsy, yeasty. See solid/liquid/consistency.
- Amusing but essentially empty and frivolous: light2. See surface/depth.
- Given to lighthearted silliness: empty-headed, featherbrained, flighty, frivolous, giddy, harebrained, lighthearted, scatterbrained, silly. Informal gaga. Slang birdbrained, dizzy. See ability/inability.
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