Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, similar to, or containing yeast.
- adjective Causing or characterized by unrest or agitation; turbulent.
- adjective Frothy; frivolous.
- adjective Full of productivity or vitality; exuberantly creative.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Consisting of or resembling yeast.
- Foamy; frothy; spumy.
- Light; unsubstantial; trifling; worthless.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Frothy; foamy; spumy, like yeast.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having or resembling
yeast . - adjective
Foamy andfrothy . - adjective
Emotionally bubbling over (as withexuberance ) - adjective
Trivial .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective exuberantly creative
- adjective marked by spirited enjoyment
- adjective of or resembling or containing yeast
Etymologies
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Examples
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The look-out next morning was dismal – the river running high in yeasty waves; the boats all huddled together under the shore; the western bank hidden in clouds of sand.
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Up to twenty a boy's years were kind of yeasty and uncertain, and if he was any way self-headed he ought to be left to run.
The Wrong Twin Harry Leon Wilson 1903
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Their articles, it is true, were often a kind of yeasty collection of fond and winnowed opinions, but among these shallow fopperies there would at times be heard a strain of higher mood.
The Philadelphia Magazines and their Contributors 1741-1850 Albert Henry Smyth 1885
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This wine has a brilliant, bright straw color with a delightful nose that first attracts with a thick, yeasty flavor before giving way to a fresh, mineral, floral note.
Drinking Now Will Lyons 2011
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Married with a distinctive, nutty, sometimes herbal softness on the palate that can taste quite different to the full yeasty flavor of Champagne, it pairs well with strong cheese and fried white fish.
A Revelation About Cava Will Lyons 2011
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This wine has a brilliant, bright straw color with a delightful nose that first attracts with a thick, yeasty flavor before giving way to a fresh, mineral, floral note.
A Revelation About Cava Will Lyons 2011
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Married with a distinctive, nutty, sometimes herbal softness on the palate that can taste quite different to the full yeasty flavor of Champagne, it pairs well with strong cheese and fried white fish.
A Revelation About Cava Will Lyons 2011
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You want a feel of chew; you want a bit of char; you want that yeasty aroma that releases when the dough hits the hot oven - earthy, alive, enticing - like ... well.
One For The Table: Capizzi One For The Table 2011
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This wine has a brilliant, bright straw color with a delightful nose that first attracts with a thick, yeasty flavor before giving way to a fresh, mineral, floral note.
Drinking Now Will Lyons 2011
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This wine has a brilliant, bright straw color with a delightful nose that first attracts with a thick, yeasty flavor before giving way to a fresh, mineral, floral note.
A Revelation About Cava Will Lyons 2011
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