frothily

7.0

In a way that has a lot of foam and small bubbles

adverb
/ˈfrɔːθɪli/

: espumoso

The milk steamed frothily in the cup as the barista prepared the cappuccino.

Examples

The waves crashed frothily against the shoreline, leaving a trail of white foam.
She stirred the drink frothily to create a light texture.
Laughter erupted frothily in the room, bubbling over with excitement.
The cappuccino was served frothily with a sprinkle of cocoa on top.
The milk steamed frothily in the cup as the barista prepared the cappuccino.
The waves crashed frothily against the shoreline, leaving a trail of white foam.
She stirred the drink frothily to create a light texture.

Surface Forms

frothily positive

Morphology

frothily = frothy (transparent) = froth + y + ly

The adverb is a regular formation from 'frothy' + '-ly', and the meaning 'in a frothy manner' is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Frothily comes from the simple word froth, which means 'foam', plus the ending -ly, which makes it 'in a ... way'. Think of milk or sea bubbling with white foam — that's why frothily means 'in a foamy or bubbly way'.