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Spumescent vs Frothy - What's the difference?

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Frothy is a synonym of spumescent.



As adjectives the difference between spumescent and frothy

is that spumescent is resembling froth or foam; foaming while frothy is foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.

spumescent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (rare) Resembling froth or foam; foaming.
  • * 1957 , , The Strangers Were There: Selected Stories , Macmillan, p. 79:
  • The snowfall had changed again, the flakes larger now and less insistent; they had a buoyant and spumescent quality.
  • * 1993 , Hjalmar Thesen, The Way Back: A Novel , ISBN 9780864862549, p. 146:
  • His eyes burned black with the intensity of their gaze over the hidden ravine below; over the thin, white waterfall, spumescent , blown into mist.
  • * 2008 , , The Reality Dysfunction , ISBN 9780316021807, online edition:
  • Then she screamed as a jet of spumescent gore slopped across the front of the paralysed fabric.

    frothy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.
  • I like my milkshakes frothy , not flat like this!
  • (figurative) lightweight; lacking depth or substance
  • songs with frothy lyrics

    Synonyms

    * foamy, spumescent

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