yeasty

[ yee-stee ]
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adjective,yeast·i·er, yeast·i·est.
  1. of, containing, or resembling yeast.

  2. frothy; foamy.

  1. youthful; exuberant; ebullient.

  2. trifling; frivolous.

  3. characterized by agitation, excitement, change, etc.: the yeasty years immediately following college.

Origin of yeasty

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; yeast + -y1

Other 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

  • 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 Day
  • Something 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

yeasty

/ (ˈjiːstɪ) /


adjectiveyeastier or yeastiest
  1. of, resembling, or containing yeast

  2. fermenting or causing fermentation

  1. tasting of or like yeast

  2. insubstantial or frivolous

  3. restless, agitated, or unsettled

  4. covered with or containing froth or foam

Derived forms of yeasty

  • yeastily, adverb
  • yeastiness, noun

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