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[ soh-pee ] / ˈsoʊ pi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR soapy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, soap·i·er, soap·i·est.containing or impregnated with soap: soapy water. covered with soap or lather: soapy dishes. of the nature of soap; resembling soap: a soft, soapy fiber. pertaining to or characteristic of soap: a clean, soapy smell. Informal. characteristic or reminiscent of a soap opera; melodramatic; corny: a soapy plot. Origin of soapyFirst recorded in 1600–10; soap + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM soapysoap·i·ly, adverbsoap·i·ness, nounWords nearby soapysoap plant, soap powder, soapstone, soapsuds, soapwort, soapy, soar, soaraway, Soares, soaring, so as to Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for soapyThe characters in Pitch Dark can seem plucked from this soapy version of reality. Renata Adler, Poet of a Chaotic Generation|Jen Vafidis|March 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST There is a steady flow of bowls of warm water, soapy and clear, delivered by a stream of helpers. Inside a Home Funeral|Melissa Roberts Weidman|February 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST I stroke his muscles with a soapy washcloth, picking out the embedded flecks of glass with my fingernails. Inside a Home Funeral|Melissa Roberts Weidman|February 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST The story is more rich and complicated than the trailers give away without any soapy melodrama. TV Preview: Snap Judgments of 2012-13’s New Shows|Jace Lacob, Maria Elena Fernandez|June 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
There's no doubt that ABC's The Bachelor and The Bachelorette are addictive, soapy fun. Eight Worst Things About ‘The Bachelorette’|Andy Dehnart|June 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST Soapy's eyes grew narrower, and the pendent cigarette stirred slightly. The Definite Object|Jeffery Farnol The basin should be washed in warm, soapy water, which should then be poured into the chamber and used for washing it. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools|Ministry of Education Ontario She said it was still fresh and warm and soapy and ought not to be wasted. A Little Housekeeping Book for a Little Girl|Caroline French Benton All this china I washed carefully in soapy water, rinsing in very hot clear water, and drying whilst still hot. Needlework Economies|Various "Look out for Soapy's gang" was his final warning to George. The Great Gold Rush|W. H. P. (William Henry Pope) Jarvis
British Dictionary definitions for soapy
adjective soapier or soapiestcontaining or covered with soapsoapy water resembling or characteristic of soap slang flattering or persuasive noun plural -piesAustralian a variant of soapie Derived forms of soapysoapily, adverbsoapiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to soapysaponaceous, bubbling, bubbly, foamy, frothy, lathery, foaming |