yeasty

[ yee-stee ]

/ ˈyi sti /

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adjective, yeast·i·er, yeast·i·est.

of, containing, or resembling yeast.

frothy; foamy.

youthful; exuberant; ebullient.

trifling; frivolous.

characterized by agitation, excitement, change, etc.: the yeasty years immediately following college.

Origin of yeasty

First recorded in 1590–1600; yeast + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM yeasty

yeast·i·ly, adverbyeast·i·ness, noun

Words nearby yeasty

year zero, yeasayer, yeast, yeast cake, yeast nucleic acid, yeasty, Yeats, Yeats, William Butler, yebo, yech, yechy

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Example sentences from the Web for yeasty

It is as yeasty as a dinner roll, and cut to form a pocket with closed ends that shore in all ingredients.
El Guero Canelo Serves Tucson’s Most Mexcellent Hot Dog|Jane & Michael Stern|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At his feet, on the sand, lay great tangles of kelp and flecks of yeasty froth.
Culm Rock|Glance Gaylord
Then in huge waves hundreds and hundreds of feet high, the ocean flowed in and all was troubled, yeasty sea.
When the World Shook|H. Rider Haggard
Several died, and there were burials at sea, when the plank was tilted and the body slid into the yeasty deep.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard

Presently we were at its edge, one long whirl of yeasty falls and brown rapids.
Greenmantle|John Buchan
I felt the boat lifted, and the next moment was struggling with grim death in the yeasty waters.
Tales of the Sea|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for yeasty

yeasty

/ (ˈjiːstɪ) /

adjective yeastier or yeastiest

of, resembling, or containing yeast

fermenting or causing fermentation

tasting of or like yeast

insubstantial or frivolous

restless, agitated, or unsettled

covered with or containing froth or foam

Derived forms of yeasty

yeastily, adverbyeastiness, noun

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单词	yeasty
释义	yeasty [ yee-stee ] / ˈyi sti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR yeasty ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, yeast·i·er, yeast·i·est. of, containing, or resembling yeast. frothy; foamy. youthful; exuberant; ebullient. trifling; frivolous. characterized by agitation, excitement, change, etc.: the yeasty years immediately following college. Origin of yeasty First recorded in 1590–1600; yeast + -y¹ OTHER WORDS FROM yeasty yeast·i·ly, adverbyeast·i·ness, noun Words nearby yeasty year zero, yeasayer, yeast, yeast cake, yeast nucleic acid, yeasty, Yeats, Yeats, William Butler, yebo, yech, yechy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for yeasty It is as yeasty as a dinner roll, and cut to form a pocket with closed ends that shore in all ingredients. El Guero Canelo Serves Tucson’s Most Mexcellent Hot Dog\|Jane & Michael Stern\|March 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST At his feet, on the sand, lay great tangles of kelp and flecks of yeasty froth. Culm Rock\|Glance Gaylord Then in huge waves hundreds and hundreds of feet high, the ocean flowed in and all was troubled, yeasty sea. When the World Shook\|H. Rider Haggard Several died, and there were burials at sea, when the plank was tilted and the body slid into the yeasty deep. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14)\|Elbert Hubbard Presently we were at its edge, one long whirl of yeasty falls and brown rapids. Greenmantle\|John Buchan I felt the boat lifted, and the next moment was struggling with grim death in the yeasty waters. Tales of the Sea\|W.H.G. Kingston British Dictionary definitions for yeasty yeasty / (ˈjiːstɪ) / adjective yeastier or yeastiest of, resembling, or containing yeast fermenting or causing fermentation tasting of or like yeast insubstantial or frivolous restless, agitated, or unsettled covered with or containing froth or foam Derived forms of yeasty yeastily, adverbyeastiness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to yeasty carbonated, sudsy, lathery, ebullient, effervescent, effusive, exuberant, barmy, boiling, burbling, creamy, fizzy, frothy, simmering, spumous, spumy, fermented, scummy, seething, spumescent
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yeasty

adjective, yeast·i·er, yeast·i·est.

Origin of yeasty

OTHER WORDS FROM yeasty

Words nearby yeasty

Example sentences from the Web for yeasty

British Dictionary definitions for yeasty

adjective yeastier or yeastiest

Derived forms of yeasty

Words related to yeasty