BUBBLY (bubblier, bubbliest)

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IPA (US):

Irregular inflected forms: bubblier    , bubbliest   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does bubbly mean? 

• BUBBLY (noun)
  The noun BUBBLY has 1 sense:

1. a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there

  Familiarity information: BUBBLY used as a noun is very rare.

• BUBBLY (adjective)
  The adjective BUBBLY has 2 senses:

1. emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation

2. full of or showing high spirits

  Familiarity information: BUBBLY used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUBBLY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

bubbly; champagne

Hypernyms ("bubbly" is a kind of...):

sparkling wine (effervescent wine)

• BUBBLY (adjective)

Comparative: bubblier   
Superlative: bubbliest   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation

Synonyms:

bubbling; bubbly; effervescing; foaming; foamy; frothy; spumy

Context example:

foamy (or frothy) beer

Similar:

effervescent ((of a liquid) giving off bubbles)

Derivation:

bubble (a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide))

bubbliness (the property of giving off bubbles)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Full of or showing high spirits

Context example:

a bubbly personality

Similar:

lively (full of life and energy)