soapy
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soap·y
(sō′pē)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.
soap′i·ly adv.
soap′i·ness n.
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soapy
(ˈsəʊpɪ)adj, soapier or soapiest
1. containing or covered with soap: soapy water.
2. resembling or characteristic of soap
3. slang flattering or persuasive
n, pl -pies
Austral a variant of soapie
ˈsoapily adv
ˈsoapiness n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
soap•y
(ˈsoʊ pi)adj. soap•i•er, soap•i•est.
1. containing or impregnated with soap: soapy water.
2. covered with soap or lather.
3. of or like soap: a clean, soapy smell.
4. Informal. of or like a soap opera; melodramatic.
[1600–10]
soap′i•ly, adv.
soap′i•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | soapy - resembling or having the qualities of soap; "a soapy consistency" |
| 2. | soapy - unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments" insincere - lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere" |
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soapy
[ˈsəʊpɪ] ADJ (soapier (compar) (soapiest (superl)))Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
soap
(səup) noun a mixture containing oils or fats and other substances, especially formed into small regularly-shaped pieces and used in washing. He found a bar of soap and began to wash his hands.jabón
verb to rub with soap. She soaped the baby all over.enjabonar
ˈsoapy adjective1. covered with, or full of, soap. soapy water.jabonoso
2. like soap. This chocolate has a soapy taste. de jabón
ˈsoapiness noun carácter jabonoso
soap opera a radio or television serial broadcast weekly, daily etc, especially one that continues from year to year, that concerns the daily life, troubles etc of the characters in it. culebrón, telenovela, radionovela
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