effervescent

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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adjective used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
adjective (of a liquid) giving off bubbles
adjective marked by high spirits or excitement

From Latin effervescentem, from effervescere, from ex- + fervescere, from fervere. By surface analysis, ef- + Latin ferv- + -escent.

Forbes was in a champagne humor; his soul seemed to be effervescent with little bubbles of joy. — What Will People Say? A Novel, Rupert Hughes
She exhibited none of that effervescent joy at his appearance which we like to see in our mothers-in-law elect. — The Man Upstairs and Other Stories, P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
Without the least trouble and at once she had got him placed in his proper category: he was an artist and of an effervescent temperament. — The Enchanted April, Elizabeth Von Arnim

sparkling

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