yeasty.

Resembling the smell, taste, or activity of yeast.

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Words that belong together

• yeasty aroma
• yeasty dough

On the page

The bakery filled with a yeasty aroma before dawn.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative more yeasty; superlative most yeasty when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.