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Definitions for frothy
ˈfrɔ θi, ˈfrɒθ ifrothy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bubbling, bubbly, foaming, foamy, frothy, effervescing, spumyadjective

    emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation

    "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer"

  2. bubbling, effervescent, frothy, scintillating, sparklyadjective

    marked by high spirits or excitement

    "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders"

Wiktionary

  1. frothyadjective

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

    I like my milkshakes frothy, not flat like this!

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Frothyadjective

    Etymology: from froth.

    The sap of trees is of differing natures; some watery and clear, as vines, beeches, pears; some thick, as apples; some gummy, as cherries; and some frothy, as elms. Francis Bacon.

    Behold a frothy substance rise;
    Be cautious, or your bottle flies. Jonathan Swift.

    Their bodies are so solid and hard as you need not fear that bathing should make them frothy. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

    What’s a voluptuous dinner, and the frothy vanity of discourse that commonly attends these pompous entertainments? What is it but a mortification, to a man of sense and virtue? Roger L'Estrange, Fable 185.

    Though the principles of religion were never so clear and evident, yet they may be made ridiculous by vain and frothy men; as the gravest and wisest person in the world may be abused by being put in a fool’s coat. John Tillotson, Sermon 1.

ChatGPT

  1. frothy

    Frothy refers to a substance, often a liquid, that is full of small bubbles. It can be used to describe something that is light, airy, or unsubstantial. It can also mean containing or looking as if containing a large amount of small bubbles.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Frothy

    full of foam or froth, or consisting of froth or light bubbles; spumous; foamy

  2. Frothy

    not firm or solid; soft; unstable

  3. Frothy

    of the nature of froth; light; empty; unsubstantial; as, a frothy speaker or harangue

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of frothy in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of frothy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of frothy in a Sentence

  1. Jonathan Sherman:

    Even with the frothy multiples, people don't appreciate the earnings power of these companies.

  2. Jerome Powell:

    You are seeing things in capital markets that are a bit frothy, that's a fact. I won't say it has nothing to do with monetary policy, but also it has a tremendous amount to do with vaccination and reopening of the economy.

  3. Yuan Yuwei:

    This is a serious bubble, valuations don't support fundamentals. Frothy valuations benefit big shareholders but retail investors will be burnt.

  4. Liz Ann Sonders:

    The weaker-than-expected economic data, and especially in parts of the economy like retail sales, is a big driver, we are seeing sentiment through last week in extreme speculative frothy euphoric optimistic territory.

  5. Liz Ann Sonders:

    We are seeing sentiment through last week in extreme speculative frothy euphoric optimistic territory, sometimes it doesn’t need a catalyst before it begins to fall on its own weight.

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