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Soapy

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Adjective

1. saponaceous, soapy

resembling or having the qualities of soap

Example Sentences:
'a soapy consistency'

2. buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous

unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

Example Sentences:
'buttery praise'
'gave him a fulsome introduction'
'an oily sycophantic press agent'
'oleaginous hypocrisy'
'smarmy self-importance'
'the unctuous Uriah Heep'
'soapy compliments'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Soapy

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adjectiveWord forms: soapier or soapiest
1. 
containing or covered with soap
soapy water
2. 
resembling or characteristic of soap
3. slang
flattering or persuasive
noun plural -pies
4. Australian a variant of soapie

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Soapy

see synonyms of soapy
adjectiveWord forms: ˈsoapier or ˈsoapiest
1. 
covered with or containing soap; lathery
2. 
of, like, or characteristic of soap
3.  Informal
of, like, or characteristic of a soap opera
4.  Slang
suave; unctuous; oily

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Soapy

see synonyms of soapy
adj. soap·i·er, soap·i·est
1. Consisting of or containing soap: soapy water.
2. Covered with soap: soapy hands.
3. Resembling soap: a soapy consistency.
4. Slang Unctuous; oily: soapy compliments.

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