as in goofy
lacking in seriousness or maturity
the yeasty chatter at a cocktail party on New Year's Eve
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Recent Examples of yeasty
It was bottled at barrel proof of 51.1 percent ABV and has notes of apricot, citrus, honey, some yeasty dough and oak on the palate.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2022
Scattering is why gummy bears glow under bright light, why milk is opaque and why yeasty beer is hazy.
—Jason P. Dinh, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2022
As Klaus and Rudi noted, yeasty flavors become more elegant and cleaner after 5 to 30 minutes.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 31 July 2022
Then there’s beer spilled by the person behind you, which adds unexpected yeasty barley notes and helps the dry bun go down easy.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 19 Feb. 2022
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2022
Scattering is why gummy bears glow under bright light, why milk is opaque and why yeasty beer is hazy.
—Jason P. Dinh, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2022
As Klaus and Rudi noted, yeasty flavors become more elegant and cleaner after 5 to 30 minutes.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 31 July 2022
Then there’s beer spilled by the person behind you, which adds unexpected yeasty barley notes and helps the dry bun go down easy.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 19 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yeasty
Adjective
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Hope Anne is goofy, affectionate, full of zest, and has so much love to give.—
Trish Stinger,
Kansas City Star,
2 Sep. 2025
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Gangly giraffes punctuated the grasslands like goofy exclamation points.—
The Editors,
Outside,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Many kids find repeating these phrases satisfying, or silly, or just plain fun to say, Estevez says.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
8 Sep. 2025
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There are no silly games being played.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Kirsh can tell that the eyeball is intelligent in a way that the real sheep wasn’t, and Kavalier is once again giddy to play with all these new toys that crashed into his lap.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
26 Aug. 2025
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McNamara weaves these bits in well, and Cumberbatch and Colman — so naturally giddy around each other — slowly start to, if not come apart, at least poke at each other.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And, perhaps most dangerous still, these dreams of modernity shine an unwanted light on the futile hardship of the family’s status quo.—
Adam Solomons,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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This alternating strategy is futile.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Yeasty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yeasty. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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