Foamy
/ˈfəʊmi/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of foamie. alt-of, alternative
Adjective
- 1 Full of foam.
"He jumped overboard into the foamy waters of the Atlantic Ocean."
Adjective
- 1 producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease wordnet
- 2 emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation wordnet
Example
More examples"Beat egg whites in a bowl until they are foamy and have a thick, ribbony texture, 2 to 3 minutes."
Etymology
From Middle English fomy, from Old English fāmiġ, fǣmiġ (“frothy, foamy”), from Proto-West Germanic *faimag, *faimīg, equivalent to foam + -y.