frothier; frothiest
1
: full of or consisting of froth
2
a
: gaily frivolous or light in content or treatment : insubstantial
a frothy comedy
b
: made of light thin material
Examples of frothy in a Sentence
a frothy dessert made of whipped egg whites and fruit puree
a frothy comedy that wouldn't exert the brain of a gnat
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By the way, that tiny cash payout epitomizes why equities are looking so frothy.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025
Clad in stainless steel, the hall’s sweeping concave and convex forms are at once a frothy and elegant statement on Grand Avenue.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Our show is also loved for how campy and decadent and frothy some of the conflict is, but Peggy was really carrying the emotional weight for seasons one and two.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
Lohan’s preteen performance in this silly, frothy comedy comes very close to matching Macaulay Culkin’s in Home Alone.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025
Clad in stainless steel, the hall’s sweeping concave and convex forms are at once a frothy and elegant statement on Grand Avenue.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Our show is also loved for how campy and decadent and frothy some of the conflict is, but Peggy was really carrying the emotional weight for seasons one and two.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
Lohan’s preteen performance in this silly, frothy comedy comes very close to matching Macaulay Culkin’s in Home Alone.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for frothy
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“Frothy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frothy. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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