as in bubbly
covered with, consisting of, or resembling foam came out of the bathroom with her hair all sudsy because someone had turned off the water

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Recent Examples of sudsy That may mean teaming up with the Lifetime cable network to produce a 15-minute vignette that has all the hallmarks of one of the outlet’s sudsy romance movies, yet is meant to promote visits to the Chili’s restaurant chain and trying its signature margaritas. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025 Plastic cups sloshing with sudsy golden lagers and pale pink rum punch glide to tables crowded with friends. Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 29 July 2024 In an attempt to buck traditional stereotypes, some couples will have photos of themselves eating pizza in elevators, taking a sudsy bath on their wedding morning, or jumping on the bed with their bridal parties. Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 1 July 2024 Even though it’s made with just 11 ingredients—none of which are harsh surfactants or sulfates—your child will enjoy it as a good sudsy shampoo. Sarah Bradley, Parents, 20 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for sudsy
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Adjective
  • Nest Lychee Rose is bubblier and way more rose-forward, Kayali Sparkling Lychee has more fruit variety but less actual lychee somehow.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 8 June 2025
  • The difference is subtle, but the fine filter creates milk that's a bit bubblier than the ultrafine filter.
    Jaina Grey, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • These handsome sandals include a foamy, anti-odor sole underneath comfy straps made of canvas and faux leather.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
  • For the beer drinking Luddites (me), that’s largely about consistently achieving the ideal half to three-quarter inches of head on a nitro for a proper rich, foamy sip — no simple feat.
    Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • The frothy suds festively collected like snow on clothing and in people’s hair.
    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

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“Sudsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sudsy. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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