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as in goofy
lacking in seriousness or maturity
a frothy comedy that wouldn't exert the brain of a gnat
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as in insubstantial
being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance
the sort of frothy costumes worn by Las Vegas showgirls
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Recent Examples of frothy
Step 2 In a second small bowl, whisk the egg white until light and slightly frothy, about 30 seconds.
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Derek Brown, Saveur, 29 Jan. 2025
Although not an immediate cause for concern, frequent cases of frothy urine should be discussed with a healthcare provider.
—Heidi Cope, Health, 28 Jan. 2025
The structural indigo looks stand out against Saab’s use of frothy and gauzy chiffon and tulle.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 4 Feb. 2025
In a second small bowl, whisk the egg white until light and slightly frothy, about 30 seconds.
—Derek Brown, Saveur, 29 Jan. 2025
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Derek Brown, Saveur, 29 Jan. 2025
Although not an immediate cause for concern, frequent cases of frothy urine should be discussed with a healthcare provider.
—Heidi Cope, Health, 28 Jan. 2025
The structural indigo looks stand out against Saab’s use of frothy and gauzy chiffon and tulle.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 4 Feb. 2025
In a second small bowl, whisk the egg white until light and slightly frothy, about 30 seconds.
—Derek Brown, Saveur, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frothy
Adjective
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The difference is subtle, but the fine filter creates milk that's a bit bubblier than the ultrafine filter.—
Jaina Grey,
WIRED,
12 Jan. 2025
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But concerts also start feeling poppier and bubblier in springtime, perhaps in anticipation of the even warmer, wilder and grander music events of festival-frenzied summertime.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
24 Mar. 2024
Adjective
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Able to be goofy, which is the opposite of what a lot of Black women are portrayed as on television.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2025
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The dialogue is goofy, but that comes with the territory of a story that has this much explanation to get through.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But, taking these study findings from here all the way down the drug development pipeline to where there’s a safe and effective new drug on the market is expected to take a long time and a not insubstantial amount of money.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Jan. 2025
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With a not insubstantial piece of Mexico’s economy reliant on production stateside, a cessation of those inflows will logically impoverish a big number of those formerly sustained directly by remittances.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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An investigation into a wintry tourist attraction in southwestern China is underway after guests claimed they were deceived with fake snow made out of cotton wool and foamy water.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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When foamy bubbles = art Remember foam parties, that cultural phenomenon that got inexplicably popular in the 1990s that had people dancing around in a room of foamy bubbles?—
Randy McMullen,
The Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The crowd got loose and giddy as Dončić was introduced last, conspicuously after LeBron James.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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The movie concludes with a twenty-two-minute take that’s too giddy a jolt to spoil.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The touch screen was desensitized with a filmy layer of grease, the cumulative tapping of many dirty hands.—
Anelise Chen,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2025
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The soap combines with the minerals in the water to leave a filmy residue on your hands.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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My long-distance boyfriend often addressed letters with silly names or in-jokes.—
A.S. King,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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Altuve, Espada and everyone in between are stressing the fluidity of a situation that once seemed silly but is transforming into one of baseball’s most fascinating storylines.—
Chandler Rome,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Salads Salads don’t have to feel flimsy or unsubstantial.—
Katie Workman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2023
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From a personal finance perspective, people with extra cash should feel free to put an unsubstantial portion of their wealth into high-risk, high-volatility assets like crypto or meme stocks or even Super Bowl bets (thanks for the two-touchdown performance, Cooper Kupp).—
Scott Nover,
Quartz,
14 Feb. 2022
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“Frothy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frothy. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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