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as in goofy
lacking in seriousness or maturity
a frothy comedy that wouldn't exert the brain of a gnat
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as in insubstantial
being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance
the sort of frothy costumes worn by Las Vegas showgirls
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Recent Examples of frothy
Their leaps and games in the frothy water made our hearts soar.
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Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
While the film is a sexy, frothy romp, on the one hand, the film also casts Doris Day as Babe, a feisty union steward.
—Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
That metric topped out around 2 during the dot-com boom, and at just over 3 during the pandemic’s frothy markets and muted economy.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
And that is to say nothing of the burning crosses and the guns, the bomb threats and the gobs of hot, frothy spit.
—Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025
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Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
While the film is a sexy, frothy romp, on the one hand, the film also casts Doris Day as Babe, a feisty union steward.
—Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
That metric topped out around 2 during the dot-com boom, and at just over 3 during the pandemic’s frothy markets and muted economy.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
And that is to say nothing of the burning crosses and the guns, the bomb threats and the gobs of hot, frothy spit.
—Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frothy
Adjective
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And the bubbly contortionist, 42, might have set a trend with those one-of-a-kind movements.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The kitchen area of the store has what the team calls the Kris Jenner fridge, where the various bubbly drinks and European butters are on display.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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As Buffy’s bafoonish brother, Dave Sheridan played an unlikely killer (though Doofy ends up being far less goofy than originally expected).—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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The accompanying video, directed by Charlotte Rutherford, fittingly harkens back to videos of the same era, as Puth embarks on a goofy adventure through a pre-digital world filled with charming claymation figurines and old-school stop motion effects.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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Where Aytaç was large but poised, Abdi was insubstantial, scrawny, and unsteady on his feet.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Republican lawmakers and state attorneys general have challenged the basis of those recommendations, arguing that the evidence used to support them is insubstantial.—
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
1 Aug. 2025
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Every sip had the foamy goodness.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
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Add eggs, egg yolks, orange blossom water, orange zest and the foamy yeast sponge.—
Jason Mastrodonato,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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The day the album launched, 50 Cent reacted to the reference with a post on Instagram, giddy about being the only artist that got a shoutout on the entire ablum.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Apple’s stock is giddier than an 11-year-old who just strong-armed their parents into buying them a smartphone.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Electronics When your television screen get dusty or your touch-screen electronics get filmy, Schrader cautions you to keep the sponge away.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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The main waste product of the Sims plant are bales of filmy, thin plastics, like dry cleaner bags.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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However, there's also another tie that binds the sparkling statements Meghan and Eugenie made, as both of their only tiara wears to date.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Elevated by a low heel, the shoes provided a frosty sparkling accent to a light pink dress featuring one puffed sheer long sleeve with ornate embellishment at the cuff.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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In the picture, Diplo makes a silly face while Trudeau stares straight into the camera.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
3 Nov. 2025
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This fourth installment finds plenty to mine from Jigsaw and his diabolical traps — and yes, that silly tricycle-riding clown gets some screen time.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Frothy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frothy. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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