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Definition of "foamy" []

  • Of, consisting of, or resembling foam. (adjective)
  • Covered with foam. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "foamy" in a sentence
  • "It's not foamy, which is kinda cool, and you put a thin layer on your face and let it sit for 30 seconds, generating a sensation toeing the line between tingling and scorching."
  • "She is hardly knows what to say when she arrives at the home of singer Delysia LaFosse and finds her wearing “the kind of foamy robe, no mere dressing gown, worn by the most famous of stars in seduction scenes in the films.”"
  • "Researchers have long been intrigued, and a bit unnerved, by a family of microbes known as spuma or "foamy" viruses."