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
The finish leans a bit tacky for my taste and there is a faint yeasty scent (probably due to the marine ferment).
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Venus Wong, Refinery29, 14 Aug. 2025
As the bourbon opens up, additional aromas of yeasty, tangy unbaked sourdough bread, cornmeal cake and baking spices of cinnamon, nutmeg and clove emerge.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The non-stick kneading dough hook saves precious time (and arm-ache), and the convenient viewing window allows users to watch their yeasty confection rise.
—Topher Gauk-Roger, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2023
Aficionados can distinguish between a Prosecco and, say, yeasty expensive Champagnes.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 19 Dec. 2022
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Venus Wong, Refinery29, 14 Aug. 2025
As the bourbon opens up, additional aromas of yeasty, tangy unbaked sourdough bread, cornmeal cake and baking spices of cinnamon, nutmeg and clove emerge.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The non-stick kneading dough hook saves precious time (and arm-ache), and the convenient viewing window allows users to watch their yeasty confection rise.
—Topher Gauk-Roger, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2023
Aficionados can distinguish between a Prosecco and, say, yeasty expensive Champagnes.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 19 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yeasty
Adjective
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But the goofier parts of Over Your Dead Body offer some hope for the future.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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There’s a steadiness to Tung/Wonder Woman that stands out for its quiet authority in a frequently goofy landscape peppered with poisonous robes and finger-eating minions.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Not bad for a silly movie about killer worms from outer space.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
1 May 2026
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The idea seemed silly at first — who would be interested in a bean box subscription?—
Angela Osorio,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Eurodance with the bass-heavy Swedish genre EPA-dunk and 3Cha—the giddy electronic dance music from Thaiboy’s home region of Isaan in Thailand—to form a new kind of globalist hyperpop.—
Harry Thorfinn-George,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
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Their struggle has upturned the tabletop candle that illuminates the scene and any moment will surely extinguish it, effacing the giddy pattern formed by the writhing bodies and glowing, veiny bladder skin.—
Julian Bell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Bayern coach José Barcala was also shown red by referee Ivana Martinčić for his protests, which were futile because a VAR check confirmed Kett’s foul.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The entire Earth knows it, and that makes trading Aiyuk for anything notable a nearly futile undertaking.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Yeasty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yeasty. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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