yeasty
of, containing, or resembling yeast.
frothy; foamy.
youthful; exuberant; ebullient.
trifling; frivolous.
characterized by agitation, excitement, change, etc.: the yeasty years immediately following college.
Origin of yeasty
1Other words from yeasty
- yeast·i·ly, adverb
- yeast·i·ness, noun
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How to use yeasty in a sentence
He felt the emotions beginning to work yeastily and he longed to take that face and twist it off its snaky neck.
Earthsmith | Milton LesserAnd now you see the Geschlechtsleben working yeastily and obscurely, and once again the quacking of the Norns is audible.
Mortal Coils | Aldous HuxleyTom's pow simmered—it seethed—it foamed yeastily, and slavered like a mad dog!
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 | Ambrose BierceFor a long time an idea had been stirring and spreading, yeastily, in his mind.
Crome Yellow | Aldous Huxley
British Dictionary definitions for yeasty
/ (ˈjiːstɪ) /
of, resembling, or containing yeast
fermenting or causing fermentation
tasting of or like yeast
insubstantial or frivolous
restless, agitated, or unsettled
covered with or containing froth or foam
Derived forms of yeasty
- yeastily, adverb
- yeastiness, noun
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