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
Cook at the highest setting, flipping as needed according to the manufacturer’s instructions, until crisp, golden, airy, and emitting a yeasty aroma, 4 to 5 minutes.
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Karla Walsh,
CNN Money,
31 Dec. 2025
Which of his four adult children will pick up his yeasty mantle?
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Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2025
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.
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Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Karla Walsh,
CNN Money,
31 Dec. 2025
Which of his four adult children will pick up his yeasty mantle?
—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2025
The finish leans a bit tacky for my taste and there is a faint yeasty scent (probably due to the marine ferment).
—
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yeasty
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Margaret, what the president said is just goofy word salad.
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As Buffy’s bafoonish brother, Dave Sheridan played an unlikely killer (though Doofy GIlmore ends up being far less goofy than originally expected).
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Every player with a pulse had six suitors throwing silly money around.
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Some scenes in the movie are light and silly, including those pairing Maddie with a lesbian friend, played by Kate Berlant, who clearly loves her.
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Ureña, a 22-year-old right-hander who has emerged as another potential ace, speaks of Soriano with a giddy amusement mixed with a solemn respect for how the starter has survived in the big leagues.
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For now, the stock market and the credit market are telling slightly different stories about the same companies, one giddy and one wary.
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Exciting and futile The Humans to Titan Summit was both exciting and futile, said Pascal Lee, chairman of the Mars Institute and a planetary scientist at the SETI Institute.
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All these plans acknowledge the experience gap, namely that training without arranging relevant work experience is often futile.
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“Yeasty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yeasty. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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