fizzy
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]fizzy (comparative fizzier, superlative fizziest)
- (of a liquid) Containing bubbles.
- Fizzy drinks are also known as carbonated beverages.
- (figurative) Lively, vivacious.
- 2014 October 30, Ben Brantley, “When the head leads the heart: 'The Real Thing,' With Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal, opens on Broadway [print version: When the witty head is far ahead of the heart: Maggie Gyllenhaal and Ewan McGregor star in revival of 'Real Thing', International New York Times, 4 November 2014, p. 9]”, in The New York Times[1]:
- [I]ts main character, Henry (Mr. [Ewan] McGregor), is a successful, intellectual dramatist who seems quite capable of churning out fizzy, challenging works about brilliant but ambivalent revolutionaries, philosophers, etc.
- (onomatopoeia) Makes a hissing sound.
Synonyms
[edit]- (of a liquid): sparkling, carbonated; see also Thesaurus:effervescent
Derived terms
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[edit]containing bubbles
Noun
[edit]fizzy (plural fizzies)
- (New Zealand) A non-alcoholic carbonated beverage.
- Synonym: fizzy drink
Derived terms
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[edit]context of a liquid
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