FROTHY

bubbling, effervescent, frothy, scintillating, sparkly

(adjective) marked by high spirits or excitement; “his fertile effervescent mind”; “scintillating personality”; “a row of sparkly cheerleaders”

bubbling, bubbly, foaming, foamy, frothy, effervescing, spumy

(adjective) emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; “bubbling champagne”; “foamy (or frothy) beer”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

frothy (comparative frothier, superlative frothiest)

Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.

(figurative) lightweight; lacking depth or substance

Synonyms

• (with bubbles): foamy, spumescent; see also effervescent

Noun

frothy (plural frothies)

(AU, slang, mostly, in the plural) A serving of beer.

Anagrams

• for thy, forthy

Source: Wiktionary


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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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