fizzy

[fiz-ee]

adjective

fizzier, fizziest 

1. bubbly; fizzing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fizzy¹

First recorded in 1850–55; fizz + -y ¹

Example Sentences

So, in terms of drinks it includes fizzy drinks such as lemonade and cola that contain sugar.

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Yet, Paul Thomas Anderson’s fun and fizzy adaptation views its Molotov cocktail as half-full.

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"A trace of Lion's Mane or Ashgawanda in a fizzy drink is not going to make any difference," she adds.

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Behind the bright crisp packets and fizzy drink bottles lining the shelves of an east London convenience store, there is not a lot of stock.

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It’s fizzy, crisp and flavorful — simply put, it’s got everything you’d want in a summer beverage!

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When To Use

What does fizzy mean?

Fizzy is used to describe things that have a lot of fizz—a bubbliness or bubbly quality, like the kind in a carbonated drink. A much more formal word for fizzy is effervescent.Fizz can also refer to the kind of hissing sound that such bubbliness makes. Fizzy can be used to describe this sound or the thing making it.A fizzy drink that has lost its fizziness is often described as flat.Example: Someone must have shaken up this soda bottle—look how fizzy it is inside!