soapy
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 soapy
1Other words from soapy
- soap·i·ly, adverb
- soap·i·ness, noun
Words Nearby soapy
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How to use soapy in a sentence
Preferably, the place you’re renting has a one-two setup—an outdoor shower for the initial emergency removals, then indoors for more soapy fine-tuning.
Instead of an eye-opening docuseries or a tear-jerking drama, it’s a reality show in the glossy, soapy Bravo mold.
Netflix’s My Unorthodox Life Is More Bravo Docusoap Than Real-Life Unorthodox | Judy Berman | July 14, 2021 | TimeFor most of that time, all we see is soapy water ebbing and flowing over the stone tiles.
I found a brush used for washing dishes with a handle that holds a soapy gel is the ideal cleaning tool for things like that, and it's not expensive.
Hints From Heloise: Don’t be a no-show for coronavirus vaccine appointments | Heloise Heloise | May 7, 2021 | Washington PostA soapy glass slipping through your fingers produces a shearing force — and possibly a crash.
Capturing the sense of touch could upgrade prosthetics and our digital lives | Kathiann Kowalski | April 22, 2021 | Science News
I was totally resistant to it because I always thought that the minute that happened, it was likely to become soapy!
Meet ‘Inspector Lewis’: Kevin Whately on ‘Morse,’ John Thaw, and the End of the Series | Jace Lacob | June 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe characters in Pitch Dark can seem plucked from this soapy version of reality.
There is a steady flow of bowls of warm water, soapy and clear, delivered by a stream of helpers.
I stroke his muscles with a soapy washcloth, picking out the embedded flecks of glass with my fingernails.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter sweeping it is good to wipe the carpet with a cloth wrung out of warm, soapy water in which is a little ammonia.
The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping | Elizabeth Hale GilmanGlycerine and soapy water, equal parts, may be introduced into the bowel for temporary relief of a persistent constipation.
The Mother and Her Child | William S. SadlerFreydissa enforced her command by sending a mass of soapy cloth which she had just wrung out after the retreating Bertha.
The Norsemen in the West | R.M. BallantyneMr. Brown scrubbed him vigorously, and Bobby splashed and swam and churned the soapy water to foam.
Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor AtkinsonAt the bottom of the cliff, a hundred metres below the road on which you ride, break the soapy waves of the sea.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car | Francis Miltoun
British Dictionary definitions for soapy
/ (ˈsəʊpɪ) /
containing or covered with soap: soapy water
resembling or characteristic of soap
slang flattering or persuasive
Derived forms of soapy
- soapily, adverb
- soapiness, noun
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