lathery

lath·er  (lr)

n.

1. A foam formed by soap or detergent agitated in water, as in washing or shaving.

2. Froth formed by profuse sweating, as on a horse.

3. Informal A condition of anxious or heated discomposure; agitation: The students were in a lather over the proposed restrictions.

v. lath·ered, lath·er·ing, lath·ers

v.tr.

1. To spread with or as if with lather.

2. Informal To give a beating to; whip.

v.intr.

1. To produce lather; foam.

2. To become coated with lather.

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[Probably from Middle English latheren, to wash or soak clothes, from Old English lthran, to cover with lather; see leu()- in Indo-European roots.]

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lather·er n.

lather·y adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

lathery - resembling lather or covered with lather sudsy