lathery

as in foamy
covered with, consisting of, or resembling foam the lathery crests of the waves washed up and down the sandy beach

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Adjective
  • Order a flawlessly foamy Silver Gin Fizz—gin, lemon and egg white shaken to perfection and topped with soda—or let the bartenders surprise you with a creation inspired by your favorite scents and flavors.
    Katharina Kotrba, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Meanwhile, its foamy texture gives it an ultra-lightweight feel and rinses off in seconds without leaving residue behind.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Allure, 15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The difference is subtle, but the fine filter creates milk that's a bit bubblier than the ultrafine filter.
    Jaina Grey, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
  • But concerts also start feeling poppier and bubblier in springtime, perhaps in anticipation of the even warmer, wilder and grander music events of festival-frenzied summertime.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2024
Adjective
  • Making this change will save you money, save your clothes from being sudsy and irritating your skin, and save your washing machine the extra trouble of rinsing unnecessary bubbles!
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The rig features a full wet bath with a recirculating shower system that reuses 70% of your sudsy bubble-water after filtering and purifying it.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Perhaps to match the bottle’s packaging, Brown wore a frothy pink blouse, bubble bath pink nails, and pastel pink hair.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2025
  • This is light frothy entertainment with an unassailable Irish literary pedigree.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Lathery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lathery. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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