yeasty

[ yee-stee ]

/ ˈyi sti /

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adjective, yeast·i·er, yeast·i·est.

of, containing, or resembling yeast.

frothy; foamy.

youthful; exuberant; ebullient.

trifling; frivolous.

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

Nearby words

yearning, yeasayer, yeast, yeast cake, yeast nucleic acid, yeasty, yeats, yeats, william butler, yebo, yech, yechy

Origin of yeasty

First recorded in 1590–1600; yeast + -y¹

Related forms

yeast·i·ly, adverbyeast·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for yeasty

It 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|DAILY BEAST
At his feet, on the sand, lay great tangles of kelp and flecks of yeasty froth.
Culm Rock|Glance Gaylord
Then in huge waves hundreds and hundreds of feet high, the ocean flowed in and all was troubled, yeasty sea.
When the World Shook|H. Rider Haggard
Several died, and there were burials at sea, when the plank was tilted and the body slid into the yeasty deep.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard

Presently we were at its edge, one long whirl of yeasty falls and brown rapids.
Greenmantle|John Buchan
I felt the boat lifted, and the next moment was struggling with grim death in the yeasty waters.
Tales of the Sea|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for yeasty

yeasty

/ (ˈjiːstɪ) /

adjective yeastier or yeastiest

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

yeastily, adverbyeastiness, noun

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