bubbly

[buhb-lee]

adjective

bubblier, bubbliest 

1. full of, producing, or characterized by bubbles.

2. lively; effervescent; enthusiastic.

   the bubbly spirit of those early movie musicals.

noun

plural

bubblies 

1. Informal.,  champagne.

bubbly

/ ˈbʌblɪ /

adjective

1. full of or resembling bubbles

2. lively; animated; excited

   a bubbly personality

noun

1. an informal name for champagne

Other Word Forms

• bubbliness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bubbly¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; bubble + -y ¹

Example Sentences

"In fact, there are many parts of AI that I think are kind of bubbly right now."

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The stock market may be bubbly, but it isn’t in a bubble, Walsh says.

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The album as a whole is airy, bouncy, midtempo and meek, with bubbly keyboards, soft piano and no sonic extremes.

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For the soundtrack, the 24-year-old looks back to the music of her youth for the soundtrack, liberally sampling hits by Underworld, Basement Jaxx and Just Jack – without surrendering her own bubbly brew of capsule pop.

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"By the end of it, I had nothing left to give, I was unhappy. I am loud, bubbly, energetic and spontaneous. I felt like I had lost that and really lost myself."

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Related Words

• effervescent 
• energetic 
• lively 
• peppy 
• perky