Synonyms

yeasty

American

[yee-stee] / ˈyi sti /

adjective

yeastier, yeastiest

of, containing, or resembling yeast.
frothy; foamy.
youthful; exuberant; ebullient.
trifling; frivolous.
characterized by agitation, excitement, change, etc..

the yeasty years immediately following college.

yeasty British

/ ˈjiːstɪ /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of yeasty

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

Vocabulary lists containing yeasty

"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 4

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Yeasty young party members are flocking to his campaign�although he is not running for any office.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Yeasty Stuff—the other ten—chafed by all things that are, desirous ever of new forms and moulds, hate in their turn the comfortable ninety.

From The Island Pharisees by Galsworthy, John

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