Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Full of or producing bubbles: a bubbly drink; a bubbly soap.
- adj. Resembling bubbles: big, bubbly clouds.
- adj. Full of high spirits; effervescent: bright, bubbly children.
- n. Informal Champagne.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Full of bubbles: as, “bubbly spume,”
- Snotty: as, the bairn has a bubbly nose.
Wiktionary
- adj. Full of bubbles.
- adj. informal Cheerful, lively.
- adj. Having the characteristics of bubbles.
- adj. economics Having the characteristics of economic bubbles.
- n. informal Champagne.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Abounding in bubbles; bubbling.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
- adj. emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
- adj. full of or showing high spirits
Etymologies
- bubble + -y (Wiktionary)
Examples
“HARRISONBURG - As family, friends and former teachers mourn the loss of what they describe as a bubbly, fun-loving 17-year-old girl, a group of Turner Ashby High School students are pulling together to help in a time of need.”
“In her neighborhood, India was known as a bubbly child who appeared to be in good health and well cared for.”
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“Any reason to open a bottle of bubbly is just fine with me!”
“One of them even contained a picture of a woman with red hair covered in bubbly, magical looking water.”
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“Bright and impressively flavorful from the first refreshing sip, this affordable bubbly is made with 60% pinot noir and 40% chardonnay by”
““Hair of the dog,” I mutter under my breath as a generous flute of bubbly is put into my reluctant hand.”
“On the other hand The Old Field's bubbly is Blanc de Noir as do well-known bubbly producers like Gruet Winery, Domaine Chandon, Schramsberg, etc.”
“First Impression: Judy is described as a bubbly and talkative woman with old-fashioned values.”
“Sparkling wine, whether you call it Champagne, Cava, Prosecco, or just bubbly, is the perfect wine for romance … and for a wedding.”
“Half the fun of drinking bubbly is seeing what damage you can do with the exploding cork.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘bubbly’.
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CULI - wine-tasting adjectives
In this area of expertise nouns are frequently used as adjectives (almond, bacon, cider, diesel, fennel, fresh-cut hay, wool) or new adjectives are formed (appley, berrylike, citrusy, full-bodied, ...
acetic, acidic, aged, angular, appley, astringent, attractive, austere, berrylike, big, bitter, brawny and 511 more...
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Y
What a -Y does to an otherwise common, dull word
zany, waxy, wavy, arty, chewy, bony, boxy, cozy, nosy, foxy, wiry, junky and 321 more...
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Words that look like adverbs but aren't
manly, womanly, ungainly, slovenly, homily, costly, dastardly, family, sparkly, wrinkly, oily, orderly and 69 more...
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vijaimanikandan's list
Vocabulary
mass murder, superhero, bubbly, narcotics, murder, supple, neolithic, howard hughes, deus ex machina, island, mystery, suspense and 29 more...
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cindywrites's Words
chiaroscuro, mollycoddle, feckless, evocative, provocative, invocation, beckon, allay, becalm, console, lull, soothe and 479 more...
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Unbilby
billbergia, bibacious, bibliophile, bibble, bill, bibulous, bill medley and b..., babliaminy, bilbydactyl, bibliopole, billety, beilby's ball and 106 more...
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africasunsets's list
serendipity, fragrance, glamour, smitten, nourish, lavish, luxury, wicked, gem, daring, soothe, fantasy and 192 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, B
bloviate, bejesus, brouhaha, behoove, bodacious, bamboozle, banshee, bub, bolus, blob, bubbly, bleb and 414 more...
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luckylime's Words
cacophony, cascade, trigger, crunch, vellum paper, arduous, luminescent, voluminous, euphoric, bucolic, diaphanous, danger and 162 more...
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All Those Jazz Words
Words coined or popularized during the Roaring '20s.
bob, fuzz, back-seat driver, jalopy, step on it, cop a plea, gimmick, hijack, speakeasy, to take (someone)..., cockeyed, scofflaw and 74 more...
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favorite words
ennui, bonhomie, eschew, liaison, serendipity, lovely, dusk, kitten, epitome, sexy, beloved, darling and 396 more...
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Jacqueline's Words
glittery, horny, amazing, wanderlust, forlorn, lustily, nonchalant, cool, passive, submissive, roundabout, carousel and 558 more...
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kevinl's Words
indefatigable, dabble, befuddle, fin, infinity, might, futile, squirm, bookish, feint, liquidity, belt and 126 more...
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the hotlist
short, sweet, epic, catchy, sassy, sexy & sizzling.
( personal list, randomness )
more:
http://www.wordnik.com/lists/...zing, epic, win, fail, hot, warp, times, clip, onyx, wonky, pwn, leet and 1493 more...
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Words That Sound Dirty but Really Aren't
annals, assassinate, bisect, bubbly, caucus, caulk, colloquialism, concoct, condominium, congeal, congenital, convex and 131 more...
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Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Words from 2009 'Inglourious Basterds' film.
guise, testify, trepidation, moniker, bestow, buffling, cunning, scamper, animosity, rodent, repulsive, dignity and 74 more...
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