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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yeasty
Adjective
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Pair over Bluetooth, drop a shot into the app, add a collage frame or goofy sticker, and in half a minute, a wide-format print pops out.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
27 May 2025
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Willy Memnon, who is endearingly played by Coleman Ray Clark as goofy, childlike and incompetent.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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If a couple players on the Dodgers can make a silly comment, so can the owner of the Yankees.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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The artwork is silly and exaggerated to capture youngsters’ attention.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Attendees had the chance to film themselves posing against the canola field backdrop from When Life Gives You Tangerines or jumping high into the air like a giddy Thanos with the aid of a Squid Game trampoline.—
Regina Kim,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Castillo’s short novel is a giddy character study of an unpleasant young male type.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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Cutting spending wasted on a futile pursuit of a global empire is not just a fiscal necessity.—
Ron Paul,
Oc Register,
20 May 2025
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Desperate Steve Kerr frequently toggled his non-Draymond Green big men as late as the second round of the playoffs in a futile effort to contain the giants of the Minnesota Timberwolves around the rim.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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“Yeasty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yeasty. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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