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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However, there is no denying that parts of the market are becoming increasingly frothy, and many of the speculative names being bid up right now may well not exist 10 years from now.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Their leaps and games in the frothy water made our hearts soar.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
While the film is a sexy, frothy romp, on the one hand, the film also casts Doris Day as Babe, a feisty union steward.
—Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
That metric topped out around 2 during the dot-com boom, and at just over 3 during the pandemic’s frothy markets and muted economy.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Their leaps and games in the frothy water made our hearts soar.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
While the film is a sexy, frothy romp, on the one hand, the film also casts Doris Day as Babe, a feisty union steward.
—Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
That metric topped out around 2 during the dot-com boom, and at just over 3 during the pandemic’s frothy markets and muted economy.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 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 19 Oct. 2025.
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