yeasty

[yee-stee]

adjective

yeastier, yeastiest 

1. of, containing, or resembling yeast.

2. frothy; foamy.

3. youthful; exuberant; ebullient.

4. trifling; frivolous.

5. characterized by agitation, excitement, change, etc..

   the yeasty years immediately following college.

yeasty

/ ˈjiːstɪ /

adjective

1. of, resembling, or containing yeast

2. fermenting or causing fermentation

3. tasting of or like yeast

4. insubstantial or frivolous

5. restless, agitated, or unsettled

6. covered with or containing froth or foam

Other Word Forms

• yeastily adverb
• yeastiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of yeasty¹

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

Example Sentences

The trick was finding something with the right balance: a little sweetness, enough backbone to be stuffed and twisted, and that yeasty rise that makes monkey bread more than a party trick.

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And then, I’ll even push the flour around if I see that any of the yeasty liquids are still exposed, so that the salt doesn’t hit it directly.

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Their 12-year-old daughter Molly had been staying on a single bed in her grandparents' room, which she said had a "yeasty smell".

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Over the decades, San Francisco’s yeasty music and political scenes have blurred together, though, no, it’s not because of some bad acid.

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Mama would make thin, yeasty bliny and then stuff them with cheese, fold them up, and fry them.

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