frothy
/fɹˈɔθi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.63 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Lightweight; lacking depth or substance.
Example Sentences
- "I like my milkshakes frothy, not flat like this!"
- "When this brown head was obtained the juice was drawn off into barrels, the lees were left in the keeve, and new juice was pumped upon these lees, this, however, produced a white frothy head, similar to that in the remaining keeves."
- "The motion of this liquid layer was made visible by the small , frothy bubbles of vapor which were present in the film."
- "For a frothy result, in a blender blend the hot chocolate in batches."
- "songs with frothy lyrics"
- "a frothy argument"
Etymology
Etymology tree English froth Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English frothy From froth + -y.