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Dictionary: froth·y   (frô'thē, frŏth'ē) pronunciation
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
  1. Made of, covered with, or resembling froth; foamy.
  2. Playfully frivolous in character or content: a frothy French farce.
frothily froth'i·ly adv.
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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adjective

  1. Consisting of or resembling foam: foamy, lathery, spumous, spumy, sudsy, yeasty. See solid/liquid/consistency.
  2. Amusing but essentially empty and frivolous: light2. See surface/depth.
  3. 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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adj

Definition: bubbly
Antonyms: flat


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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
  Synonyms: bubbling, bubbly, foaming, foamy, effervescing

Meaning #2: relating to or containing gas bubbles
  Synonym: foamy


 
 
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