yeasty

yeasty
yeastily, adv.yeastiness, n.
/yee"stee/, adj., yeastier, yeastiest.
1. of, containing, or resembling yeast.
2. frothy; foamy.
3. youthful; exuberant; ebullient.
4. trifling; frivolous.
5. characterized by agitation, excitement, change, etc.: the yeasty years immediately following college.
[1590-1600; YEAST + -Y1]

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