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BUBBLY
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Irregular inflected forms: bubblier , bubbliest
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
Synonyms:
bubbly; champagne
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("bubbly" is a kind of...):
sparkling wine (effervescent wine)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Full of or showing high spirits
Example:
a bubbly personality
Classified under:
Similar:
lively (full of life and energy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
Example:
foamy (or frothy) beer
Synonyms:
bubbling; bubbly; effervescing; foaming; foamy; frothy; spumy
Classified under:
Similar:
effervescent ((of a liquid) giving off bubbles)
Derivation:
bubble (a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide))
bubbliness (the property of giving off bubbles)
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