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—frothily, adv. —frothiness, n./fraw"thee, froth"ee/, adj., frothier, frothiest.1. of, like, or having froth; foamy.2. unsubstantial; trifling; shallow; empty.[1525-35; FROTH + -Y1]
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Frothy — Froth y, a. [Compar. {Frothier}; superl. {Frothiest}.] 1. Full of foam or froth, or consisting of froth or light bubbles; spumous; foamy. [1913 Webster] 2. Not firm or solid; soft; unstable. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. Of the nature of froth; light; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
frothy — UK US /ˈfrɒθi/ adjective STOCK MARKET, FINANCE ► used to describe a market in which the prices of assets are beginning to rise above their real value because of high demand: »Anyone who invests in a market this frothy must surely realize it is… … Financial and business terms
frothy — index nugatory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
frothy — 1530s, from FROTH (Cf. froth) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Frothiness … Etymology dictionary
frothy — [adj] bubbly barmy, bubbling, fermenting, fizzing, fizzy, foaming, foamy, soapy, spumescent, spumous, spumy, sudsy, with a head on*, yeasty; concept 485 Ant. flat … New thesaurus
frothy — [frôth′ē, frôth′ē] adj. frothier, frothiest 1. of, like, or covered with froth; foamy 2. light; trifling; worthless frothily adv. frothiness n … English World dictionary
frothy — UK [ˈfrɒθɪ] / US [ˈfrɔθɪ] adjective Word forms frothy : adjective frothy comparative frothier superlative frothiest 1) covered with or consisting of froth frothy coffee/milk Beat the egg whites until frothy. 2) enjoyable but not serious or… … English dictionary
frothy — froth|y [ frɔθi ] adjective 1. ) covered with or consisting of froth: frothy coffee/milk Beat the egg whites until frothy. 2. ) enjoyable but not serious or important: His new movie is a frothy romantic comedy. 3. ) forming a soft, light, and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
frothy — froth|y [ˈfrɔθi US ˈfro:θi] adj 1.) a liquid that is frothy has lots of small ↑bubbles on top ▪ a mug of frothy coffee 2.) a frothy book, film etc is enjoyable but not serious or important >frothily adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
frothy — adjective 1 a liquid that is frothy has lots of small bubble 1 (1) s on top: a cup of hot frothy cappuccino 2 a frothy book, film etc is enjoyable but not serious or important frothily adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
frothy — [[t]frɒ̱θi, AM frɔ͟ːθi[/t]] frothier, frothiest ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A frothy liquid has lots of bubbles on its surface. ...frothy milk shakes … English dictionary
