foamy
/ˈfəʊmi/US/ˈfoʊmi/
foamy adjective: full of foam. Also the alternative spelling of foamie.
Adjective
foamy (comparative foamier, superlative foamiest)
- Full of foam.
- He jumped overboard into the foamy waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
- Tlepolemus, the sun of Hercules, / Led nine swift vessels through the foamy seas1715–1720, Homer, “(please specify the book of the Iliad or chapter quoted from)”, in Alexander Pope, transl., The Iliad of Homer, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: […] W[illiam]...
- Synonyms:
- frothy, spumescent
Also used as
foamy is also the alternative spelling of foamie.
Examples of foamy in a sentence
- If ice cream has too much overrun, it will be airy and foamy and will lack flavor.
- Alice Jean brought the milk foamy from the spigot and went away without speaking.
- The two of them smooching, or laughing at beachside cafés, with foamy latte macchiatos in front of them.
Synonyms of foamy
Forms of foamy
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | foamier |
| superlative | foamiest |
| Noun | |
| plural | foamies |
Origin of foamy
From Middle English fomy, from Old English fāmiġ, fǣmiġ (“frothy, foamy”), from Proto-West Germanic *faimag, *faimīg, equivalent to foam + -y.
Words formed from foamy
Words that rhyme with foamy
Questions about foamy
- What does foamy mean?
- Foamy means full of foam.
- What part of speech is foamy?
- Foamy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce foamy?
- Foamy is pronounced /ˈfəʊmi/ (UK).
Words near foamy in the dictionary
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