fizzy

American  

[fiz-ee] / ˈfɪz i /

adjective

fizzier, fizziest

1. bubbly; fizzing.

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Usage

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!

Etymology

Origin of fizzy

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

Example Sentences

Its fizzy positivity is but one reason this year’s most inescapable soundtrack is stubbornly popular.

From Salon

Come to think of it, that’s what the movie feels like: A fun, fizzy party — and we’re all on the guest list.

From Los Angeles Times

New rules will also lower the amount of sugar permitted in fizzy drinks before they are covered by the tax - which could affect Irn Bru.

From BBC

Complex, gently fizzy hard ciders—diverse in flavor and gluten-free, with about half the alcohol of wine—are my celebration essentials no matter the company or the culinary spread.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pre-packaged milkshakes and coffees that are high in sugar will be hit with an extra tax from 2028, after the health secretary announced he was extending the tax on fizzy drinks to include milk-based products.

From BBC