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
As Klaus and Rudi noted, yeasty flavors become more elegant and cleaner after 5 to 30 minutes.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 31 July 2022
Anything that goes through a secondary fermentation in the bottle, like Champagne or Cava, will have bready, yeasty complexity on the finish.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 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
As Klaus and Rudi noted, yeasty flavors become more elegant and cleaner after 5 to 30 minutes.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 31 July 2022
Anything that goes through a secondary fermentation in the bottle, like Champagne or Cava, will have bready, yeasty complexity on the finish.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 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
See all Example Sentences for yeasty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yeasty
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Beetlejuice dabbles in other goofy alternatives such as a matador outfit and an afterlife customs-officer uniform.Emma Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Put a game with a goofy feel, a corporate dystopia, and complex systems into early access.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
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The Couple Next Door The Bottom Line PG-13 partner-swapping upstaged by silly thriller subplots.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
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In the unreliable reality the older Owen inhabits, his favorite childhood show was in fact silly, sloppy, and decidedly low-stakes.Samantha Allen, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
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Other tribes of music-heads danced through dawn on muddy hillsides, barely sleeping or eating through the driving rain, dazed but giddy to take part in a massive, improbable event.Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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Our mammoth game is the last one, which just has to make the NFL schedule-makers giddy.Chris Branch, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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In my experience, even attempting to get a price estimate beforehand is often futile.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Unnecessary pesticides are costly and often futile, and hey may kill beneficial insects and plants.Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Yeasty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yeasty. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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