soapy
Plural: soapies
Adjective
- Containing, covered with, or resembling soap.
- resembling or having the qualities of soap
- "a soapy consistency"
Adjective Satellite
- unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
- "soapy compliments"
Adj
- Literal senses:
- Resembling soap.
- Literal senses:
- Full of soap.
- Literal senses:
- Covered in soap.
- Resembling a soap opera.
- Committing or involving flattery.
Noun
- An erotic massage that involves lots of soap and body contact.
Examples
- Bases dissolve skin oils and have a soapy feel to them.
- His attempts at flattery were too soapy to be believed by any serious Scrabble player.
- His skin was still soapy after the shower.
- The dishwasher uses hot soapy water to clean the dishes and silverware.
Origin / Etymology
From soap + -y. Compare German Low German sepig (“soapy”), German seifig (“soapy”), Swedish såpig (“soapy”).
Synonyms
buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, saponaceous, smarmy, unctuous, soaped up, soaplike
Scrabble Score: 10
soapy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsoapy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
soapy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary