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bubbly

UK/ˈbʌbli/US/ˈbʌbli/
adjectiveC1Common in everyday speech and writing · #7,129 of 15,258leans spoken

Bubbly means full of bubbles, or lively and cheerful. A bubbly personality, bubbly water, a glass of bubbly.

The personality sense is the common one and is used far more of women than of men, which is worth noticing. As a noun, bubbly is a light-hearted word for champagne or any sparkling wine.

Definitions of bubbly

  1. 1adjectivebubblyFull of bubbles, or lively and cheerful.C1

    “She has a bubbly personality and makes friends wherever she goes.”

bubbly is a quality.

Where it comes from

From bubble + -y.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

bubbly in the wild

  • Known for its unique "bubbly" texture that collapses as the bar melts, it is available in many different flavours, and various forms including Aero Bubbles and Aero Biscuits.

    Aero (chocolate bar)

  • After the first sip, however, it becomes significantly less bubbly.

    Death in the Afternoon (cocktail)

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

Related words

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