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Meaning of FROTHY

Pronunciation:  'frothee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  relating to or containing gas bubbles
  2. [adj]  emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer"
 
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 Synonyms: bubbling, bubbly, effervescent, effervescing, foaming, foamy, gaseous
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Froth"y\, a. [Compar. {Frothier}; superl. {Frothiest}.]
1. Full of foam or froth, or consisting of froth or light
   bubbles; spumous; foamy.
2. Not firm or solid; soft; unstable. --Bacon.
3. Of the nature of froth; light; empty; unsubstantial; as, a
   frothy speaker or harangue. --Tillotson.
 
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