Bubbly

//ˈbʌbli// adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Champagne. countable, informal, uncountable

    "We're getting married–this calls for a bottle of bubbly!"

  2. 2
    a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Full of bubbles.

    "Whip the egg white into a bubbly froth."

  2. 2
    Cheerful, lively. informal

    "She has a bubbly personality."

  3. 3
    Having the characteristics of bubbles.

    "The architecture of the conservatory was bubbly."

  4. 4
    Having the characteristics of economic bubbles.

    "China’s economy is too bubbly and will soon slow down."

Adjective
  1. 1
    full of or showing high spirits wordnet
  2. 2
    emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
champagneebullientlivelyabubbleactiveactivist

Example

More examples

"But when I tried to turn the shower faucet, this black bubbly liquid came out."

Etymology

From bubble + -y.

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