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yeasty

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yeast·y  (yst)
adj. yeast·i·er, yeast·i·est
1. Of, similar to, or containing yeast: yeasty dough.
2. Causing or characterized by unrest or agitation; turbulent: the yeasty days before the new government was established.
3. Frothy; frivolous: a yeasty comedy.
4. Full of productivity or vitality; exuberantly creative.
yeasti·ly adv.
yeasti·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.yeasty - of or resembling or containing yeast
yeastlike
2.yeasty - marked by spirited enjoyment
barmy, zestful, zesty
spirited - displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
3.yeasty - exuberantly creative
creative, originative - having the ability or power to create; "a creative imagination"


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I held that life was a ferment, a yeasty something which devoured life that it might live, and that living was merely successful piggishness.
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