bub·bly
ˈbə-b(ə-)lē 
bubblier; bubbliest
1
: full of bubbles : effervescent sense 1
a bubbly bottle of pop
2
: cheerful and high-spirited : lively, vivacious
a bubbly personality
3
: resembling a bubble
a bubbly roof
bubbliness
noun
a champagne's bubbliness
Kitty's bubbliness cut with a dose of acidic sarcasm continues to be comedy gold …
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Adjective
She is pretty, bubbly, and smart.
offered their bubbly congratulations to the expectant parents
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Jaina Grey, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
But concerts also start feeling poppier and bubblier in springtime, perhaps in anticipation of the even warmer, wilder and grander music events of festival-frenzied summertime.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2024
Valentine Servant-Ulgu, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2025
And, of course, wash it all down with a glass of bubbly.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The difference is subtle, but the fine filter creates milk that's a bit bubblier than the ultrafine filter.
—Jaina Grey, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
But concerts also start feeling poppier and bubblier in springtime, perhaps in anticipation of the even warmer, wilder and grander music events of festival-frenzied summertime.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2024
Noun
From the Golden Globes to the Critics Choice Awards to the Grammys and the Oscars, the best actors of the year are often toasted with a glass of bubbly.
—Valentine Servant-Ulgu, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2025
And, of course, wash it all down with a glass of bubbly.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Bubbly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bubbly. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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