bubblesomeadj.
/ˈbʌbls(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈbəblsəm/ 1. Full of or characterized by high spirits, energy, or exuberance; lively, vivacious; = bubbly adj. 3. Now rare.In quot. 1879: easily agitated, excitable (as part of an extended metaphor relating to bubbles on the surface of a body of water).
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the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adjective]
jollyc1325
kedgec1440
fledge?1461
frisky?a1500
sprightya1522
frisk1528
sprightful1550
quick-spirited1552
lively1567
quick-sprighted1579
alive-like1582
aleger1590
firking1594
sprightly1594
sportive1595
mettled1599
alives-like1601
spirited1601
spirituous1601
mettle1606
great-stomached1607
free-spirited1613
spirity1615
spiritous1628
vivacious1645
rattlingc1650
sportful1650
airy1654
animated1660
racy1671
mettlesome1673
sparklinga1704
raffing?1719
bob1721
vivace1721
alive1748
lifey1793
spunky1831
gilpie1835
bubbling1860
chippy1865
bubblesome1879
colourful1882
sparky1883
bubbly1912
jazzy1917
spritzy1973
sparkly1979
kicking1983
1879 H. R. Mighels Sage Brush Leaves 128 The placid surface of H—'s calm and unruffled philosophy plead for peace beside the more turbulent waters of the bubblesome S.
1894 A. Dale Moral Busybody 132 She is considered very clever and bubblesome.
1905 Acad. & Lit. 3 Dec. 545/2 With..bubblesome humour, Mrs. Burrill preaches..the lesson of healthy life.
1964 South Holland (Illinois) Tribune 19 Mar. 25/1 The bubblesome brunette who had become a star overnight with her debut in ‘Where the Boys Are’.
2004 Variety 23 Feb. 38 Her manager..is an aging hippy composer..who wants to team her with the bubblesome Yi Tong..in a girl duo.
2. Full of or characterized by bubbles; fizzy, foaming.
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the world > food and drink > drink > aerated or carbonated drink > [adjective] > fizzy
poppy1889
bubblesome1946
fizzy1955
the world > matter > gas > gas or air in liquid or effervescence > [adjective] > full of or covered with foam or froth
foamyOE
foaminga1400
spumingc1400
frothy?1531
spurging1566
fretting1567
fuming1598
white-mouthed1598
frory1600
yeastya1616
frothed1616
frothing1628
lathering1630
mantling1633
sudding1633
spumeous1635
spewy1743
spooming1818
despumatious1819
yeastinga1821
creaming1825
spumous1854
frothsome1880
lathery1880
bubblesome1946
1946 Liberty 25 May 78/2 Today, 1,250,000 retail outlets sell one or more bubblesome beverages.
1988 New Musical Express 24 Dec. 86/1 You will need: two million gallons of cider; two million bottles of bubblesome Babycham.
2012 Independent 24 Feb. 42/3 Water, milk, garlic cloves and soya lecithin are blitzed, producing a cloud of bubblesome foam.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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