soapy (redirected from soapier)

soap·y  (sp)

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.

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soapi·ly adv.

soapi·ness n.

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soapy [ˈsəʊpɪ]

adj soapier, 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

soapily  adv

soapiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	soapy - resembling or having the qualities of soap; "a soapy consistency" saponaceous
	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" buttery, fulsome, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous, oily insincere - lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"

Translations

soapy [ˈsəʊpɪ] ADJ (soapier (compar) (soapiest (superl)))

1. (= covered in soap) → cubierto de jabón; (= like soap) → parecido a jabón, jabonoso
it tastes soapy → sabe a jabón

2. (= flattering) → zalamero, cobista

soapy [ˈsəʊpi] adj → savonneux/euse

soapy

adj (+er)

taste, smell → seifig; soapy water → Seifenwasser nt

(pej: = sentimental) → rührselig

soapy [ˈsəʊpɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (covered in soap, person) → insaponato/a; (water) → saponato/a; (like soap) → saponoso/a
to taste soapy → sapere di sapone

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soapy [ˈsəʊpɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (covered in soap, person) → insaponato/a; (water) → saponato/a; (like soap) → saponoso/a
to taste soapy → sapere di sapone