spritzyadj.
/ˈsprɪtsi/, U.S. /ˈsprɪtsi/ 1. Effervescent, fizzy, bubbly; spec. (of a wine) slightly sparkling or semi-sparkling (cf. spritzig adj.).
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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > qualities or characteristics of wine > [adjective] > sparkling
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1931 N.Y. Times Mag. 30 Aug. 18/5 (advt.) Toss off a sizzly, spritzy glass of Tarrant's [seltzer] and your Monday mornings become Saturday nights.
1969 Los Angeles Times 6 Apr. (Home Mag.) 43/1 No. 3 showed..bubbles on the bottom and sides of the glass, marking it as a young wine—a little spritzy.
1983 Canberra Times 19 Aug. (Good Times Suppl.) 1/4 This is a spritzy wine, with the tingle on the tongue which that implies.
1993 Irish Times 5 June (Weekend section) 10/1 Youngsters..are quite difficult to please with homemade lemonade in these days of spritzy drinks.
2004 B. Telepan Inspired by Ingredients 55 The fresh..flavors are a good match with a clean, dry, yet slightly aromatic and spritzy white such as Vinho Verde.
2. figurative. Bright or lively; energetic, exuberant.In quot. 1973 perhaps with the sense: lacking full vigour or ‘sparkle’.
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the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adjective]
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1973 New Yorker 23 July 68/3 She now does a string of spritzy little jetés that barely get her off the ground.
1987 Los Angeles Times 27 Sept. vii. 10/2 The mountain crests were dazzling, from the spritzy pink of sunup to the plum of alpenglow.
1989 USA Today (Nexis) 14 Apr. 3 d Fogg's manservant, Passepartout.., a wonderfully spritzy Frenchman.., has enough fun for both of them.
1995 M. Steinberg Symphony 211 The finale [sc. of the ‘Oxford’ symphony] begins with one of Haydn's spritziest tunes.
1997 Village Voice 11 Mar. 92/2 He's clever and funny enough to set off heavy themes..with wicked laughs and spritzy wit.
2011 Word Oct. 84/2 There are enough moments of excitement here to keep the mood nicely spritzy.
Derivatives
ˈspritziness n.
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1972 À la Vôtre! July 116 From close examination of the tasting notes.., only a few people seem to be sensitive to spritziness.
1998 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 29 July b3/1 A beer that's relatively light..and has a spritziness that invites comparison with champagne.
2006 L. Stubbs tr. E. Venter My Beautiful Death 171 The telephone rings and Robert answers with a spritziness that could get me through the day.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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