- full of or resembling bubbles
- lively; animated; excited
- an informal name for champagne
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
bub•bly /ˈbʌbli/USA pronunciation
adj., -bli•er, -bli•est, n., pl. -blies.
adj.
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026adj.
- full of or producing bubbles:bubbly champagne.
- lively;
enthusiastic;
cheerful;
bouncy:a bubbly personality.
n. [uncountable]
- Informal TermsInformal. champagne: We shared a small bottle of bubbly on New Year's Eve.
bub•bly
(bub′lē),USA pronunciation adj., -bli•er, -bli•est, n., pl. -blies.
adj.
n.
bub′bli•ness, n.
adj.
- full of, producing, or characterized by bubbles.
- lively;
effervescent;
enthusiastic:the bubbly spirit of those early movie musicals.
n.
- Informal Termschampagne (defs. 1, 2).
- bubble + -y1 1590–1600
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bubbly /ˈbʌblɪ/ adj ( -blier, -bliest)
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