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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The frothy suds festively collected like snow on clothing and in people’s hair.
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Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
That frothy film and its title song, which rose to No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1961, put Fort Lauderdale on the spring break map — a rowdy reputation the city has distanced itself from for decades.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
The tsunami may appear as water moving rapidly out to sea, a gentle rising tide like flood with no breaking wave, as a series of breaking waves, or a frothy wall of water.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Once the cat was out of the bag, developers on both coasts grew frothy at the mouth.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2025
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Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
That frothy film and its title song, which rose to No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1961, put Fort Lauderdale on the spring break map — a rowdy reputation the city has distanced itself from for decades.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
The tsunami may appear as water moving rapidly out to sea, a gentle rising tide like flood with no breaking wave, as a series of breaking waves, or a frothy wall of water.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Once the cat was out of the bag, developers on both coasts grew frothy at the mouth.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2025
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“Frothy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frothy. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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