Soapy - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsəʊpɪ|  American pronunciation of the word soapy
Brit.  |ˈsəʊpɪ|  British pronunciation of the word soapy

adjective

- unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech (syn: buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous)
soapy compliments

Extra examples

The stone has a soapy feel.

...a typically soapy introduction for the guest speaker at the organization's annual banquet...

Talc is soapy to the touch.

...the soapy water bubbled down the drain...

We let the pans soak overnight in a tub of soapy water.

Screw the soapy water out of the cloth.

If the clothes are very dirty, soak them in soapy water overnight.

If the clothes are very dirty, steep them in soapy water overnight.

Try not to submerge your hands in the soapy water, it will harm the skin.

Put the bottle in soapy water to soak the label off.

Word forms

adjective
comparative: soapier
superlative: soapiest
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