bubbly

From bubble +‎ -y.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʌbli/, /ˈbʌbəli/

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• Rhymes: -ʌbli

bubbly (comparative bubblier, superlative bubbliest)

1. Full of bubbles.

   Whip the egg white into a bubbly froth.

2. (informal) Cheerful, lively.

   Synonyms: ebullient, (similar image) perky

   She has a bubbly personality.

3. Having the characteristics of bubbles.

   The architecture of the conservatory was bubbly.

4. (economics) Having the characteristics of economic bubbles.
   • 2011 July 2, Iana Dreyer, “China’s coming era of slower growth: Are western economies prepared?”, in East Asia Forum‎:

     China’s economy is too bubbly and will soon slow down.

• (full of bubbles): bubbly, fizzy, sparkling; see also Thesaurus:effervescent

bubbly (countable and uncountable, plural bubblies)

1. (informal) Champagne.

   Synonyms: bub, bubbles, champers, fizz, shampoo

   We're getting married–this calls for a bottle of bubbly!

   • 2007, L. A. Banks, The Cursed, St. Martin's Griffin, →ISBN:

     “ […] 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.”

• “bubbly”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.