SOAPY (soapier, soapiest)

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Irregular inflected forms: soapier    , soapiest   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does soapy mean? 

• SOAPY (adjective)
  The adjective SOAPY has 2 senses:

1. resembling or having the qualities of soap

2. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

  Familiarity information: SOAPY used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOAPY (adjective)

Comparative: soapier   
Superlative: soapiest   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Resembling or having the qualities of soap

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

saponaceous; soapy

Context example:

a soapy consistency

Pertainym:

soap (a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats)

Derivation:

soap (a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats)

soapiness (the quality of being soap or being covered with soap)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

Synonyms:

buttery; fulsome; oily; oleaginous; smarmy; soapy; unctuous

Context example:

soapy compliments

Similar:

insincere (lacking sincerity)

 Context examples 

Bases feel soapy or slippery on the skin and they can turn certain dyes blue.

(Base, NCI Dictionary)

His lips were flecked with a soapy froth, and sometimes he choked and gurgled and became inarticulate.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)