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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
The main draw is the long expanses of soft, white-gold beaches and frothy Atlantic waters.
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Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Elevate your next cup with a light, frothy treat.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
The frothy drink contains about 150 calories and gets its name from Ozempic, the prescription drug semaglutide that’s used to treat type 2 diabetes.
—Helen Carefoot, Verywell Health, 7 Mar. 2025
Chiffons, tulles, sheer organza, and frothy, cascading silks aren’t afraid to take up space.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
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Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Elevate your next cup with a light, frothy treat.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
The frothy drink contains about 150 calories and gets its name from Ozempic, the prescription drug semaglutide that’s used to treat type 2 diabetes.
—Helen Carefoot, Verywell Health, 7 Mar. 2025
Chiffons, tulles, sheer organza, and frothy, cascading silks aren’t afraid to take up space.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 7 Mar. 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
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Pearl Breed: Pit terrier mix Age: 2 years old Pearl is a cuddly, goofy, playful pup looking for her forever home.—
Trish Stinger,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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Betty’s world is introduced with real decor, like a big grey bed and an amusingly goofy invention of Grampy’s, but the handmade quality falls by the wayside as most of the rest of David Rockwell’s sets are conjured via that old menace, the big flat LED screen.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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Bashar was an ophthalmology student in London, a weak-chinned introvert who was widely seen as a bit insubstantial.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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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
Adjective
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After several minutes, a foamy white layer will begin to form.—
Allison Herries,
Verywell Health,
2 Apr. 2025
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The prep kitchen is decked out in a foamy pistachio green and playful tile.—
Elizabeth Fazzare,
Architectural Digest,
6 Mar. 2025
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The Front Range faithful who two summers ago lined the streets of downtown Denver, giddy to the last.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2025
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By turns giddy, anxious, and despairing, these poems have endeared him to generations of ordinary readers who find in the tempestuous and ultimately brokenhearted poet a strikingly modern and profoundly accessible figure.—
Daniel Mendelsohn,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 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
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This strategy worked for him for about 10 years—and then began to bore him silly.—
Art Spiegelman,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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Call it luck, fate or a silly coincidence, but 4/20 and Easter Sunday fall on the same day this year.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The algorithm fed the Giants pitcher a savory yet unsubstantial diet of short-form content.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2025
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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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“Frothy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frothy. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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