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
Words Nearby yeasty
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How to use yeasty in a sentence
Jenny pulls our loaf from the oven, filling the kitchen with a tantalizing, yeasty smell.
A recipe for fighting climate change and feeding the world | Sarah Kaplan | October 12, 2021 | Washington PostIt is as yeasty as a dinner roll, and cut to form a pocket with closed ends that shore in all ingredients.
El Guero Canelo Serves Tucson’s Most Mexcellent Hot Dog | Jane & Michael Stern | March 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs far as eye could reach, the sea was white; ten leagues of yeasty water filled the horizon.
Toilers of the Sea | Victor HugoAt the bottom it was almost dark, so that the stream would hardly have been visible but for its yeasty foam.
Two Boys in Wyoming | Edward S. EllisBut Bradish clung to the gunwale of the long-boat and stared out at the yeasty waves, blinking his eyes.
Blow The Man Down | Holman Day
At last, near the horizon's rim, he spied a yeasty tumult of the sea, marking some obstruction at which the waves were tussling.
Blow The Man Down | Holman DaySomething mushy and heavily soft like raised dough leaned against Jim's leg and chewed his trousers with a yeasty growl.
Sixes and Sevens | O. Henry
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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