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SOAPY
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Irregular inflected forms: soapier , soapiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
Example:
soapy compliments
Synonyms:
buttery; fulsome; oily; oleaginous; smarmy; soapy; unctuous
Classified under:
Similar:
insincere (lacking sincerity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Resembling or having the qualities of soap
Example:
a soapy consistency
Synonyms:
saponaceous; soapy
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
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)
