bubbly

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

//ˈbʌbli//
//ˈbʌbəli//

Full of bubbles.

adjective

1
Full of bubbles.
Whip the egg white into a bubbly froth.
2
informalCheerful, lively.
She has a bubbly personality.
“Our priority is to make relationships with people,” says Mariana Gomes, a bubbly social worker who methodically jots down whom she meets and what they need in a giant binder.
Outgoing and bubbly, she quickly made friends in her new town.
3
Having the characteristics of bubbles.
The architecture of the conservatory was bubbly.
4
Having the characteristics of economic bubbles.
China’s economy is too bubbly and will soon slow down.

Etymology

Etymology tree English bubble Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bubbly From bubble + -y.

noun

1
informalChampagne.
We're getting married–this calls for a bottle of bubbly!
“[…] Maybe some bubbly for the ladies, since we just bought the house of life, and break camp . . . since they are very appreciative that things got wrapped up so fast.”

Forms

plural: bubblies
comparative: bubblier
superlative: bubbliest

bubble · A spherically contained volume of air or other gas in a…bubbles · Sparkling wine; champagne.bubbling · The action or motion of something that bubbles.

bubbly · Full of bubbles.

Buchanan · A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic from Scotland.buck · A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and…Buck · An English surname transferred from the nickname.

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