frothy
frothy
Definition
frothy (frôt̸h′ē, frôt̸h′ē)
adjective froth′i·er, froth′i·est
- of, like, or covered with froth; foamy
- light; trifling; worthless
froth′i·ly adverb
froth′i·ness noun
frothy
Synonyms
frothy
modif.
frothy
Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- too: Religion is too messy, too frothy for government to get involved in.
- so: So many and so frothy were these drinks that they made him sick.
- slightly: Leave in a warm place for up to an hour to prove until the batter has risen and looks slightly frothy with air bubbles.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- make: The protein leak can sometimes make the urine frothy.
Modifies a noun
- cappuccino: Like a caffeine addict failing to resist the lure of a frothy cappuccino, sheâs back for a second hit.
- coffee: In search of a good cappuccino Britain is facing a rising tide of fashionable, frothy coffee.
- milk: The new cappuccino maker gives you hot frothy milk with the minimum of effort.
- flower: A very fresh clean white lace-cap with many sterile florets surrounding and often interspersed among the frothy blue fertile flowers.
- drink: We should be sitting around a table talking wildly, smoking and drinking frothy hot drinks.
- beer: The funniest stuff was reserved for the frothy beer.
Used with adjective complement
