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yeasty

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yeast⋅y

  [yee-stee]
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–adjective, yeast⋅i⋅er, yeast⋅i⋅est.
1. of, containing, or resembling yeast.
2. frothy; foamy.
3. youthful; exuberant; ebullient.
4. trifling; frivolous.
5. characterized by agitation, excitement, change, etc.: the yeasty years immediately following college.
Origin:
1590–1600; yeast + -y 1

Related forms:
yeast⋅i⋅ly, adverb
yeast⋅i⋅ness, noun
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yeast·y   (yē'stē)   
adj.   yeast·i·er, yeast·i·est

  1. Of, similar to, or containing yeast: yeasty dough.

  2. Causing or characterized by unrest or agitation; turbulent: the yeasty days before the new government was established.

  3. Frothy; frivolous: a yeasty comedy.

  4. Full of productivity or vitality; exuberantly creative.

yeast'i·ly adv., yeast'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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