foamy

Definition

Full of foam.

Etymology

From Middle English fomy, from Old English fāmiġ, fǣmiġ (“frothy, foamy”), from Proto-West Germanic *faimag, *faimīg, equivalent to foam + -y.

Example Sentences

• "He jumped overboard into the foamy waters of the Atlantic Ocean."
• "Tlepolemus, the sun of Hercules, / Led nine swift vessels through the foamy seas"
• "For busy thoughts the Stream flowed on / In foamy agitation"