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yeasty (iou)



yeasty adjective. . L16.
[from YEAST noun + -Y1.]
Of or pertaining to yeast; full of yeast; resembling (that of) yeast, esp. in taste or smell. L16.
fig. Swelling, exuberant; (of talk) light and superficial. L16.
Publishers Weekly This is yeasty, up-to-the-minute reading.
transf. Foamy, frothy. E17.
W. de la Mare The yeasty surf curdled over the sands.
yeastily adverb L18.
yeastiness noun M19.