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Dictionary: soap·y   (') pronunciation
adj., -i·er, -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.
soapily soap'i·ly adv.
soapiness soap'i·ness n.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: having the qualities of soap (and liable to slip away)
  Synonym: saponaceous
  Pertains to noun: soap (meaning #1)


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sæbe-, sæbeagtig, glat, fedtet, slesk, sentimental

Nederlands (Dutch)
zeepachtig, zalvend

Français (French)
adj. - savonneux, mielleux, onctueux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - seifig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σαπωνοειδής, γεμάτος σαπουνάδες, λιπώδης, (καθομ.) γλοιώδης, γαλίφικος

Italiano (Italian)
insaponato, adulatore, insaponatore

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ensaboado (m), mole, lisonjeiro (m), bajulador (m)

Русский (Russian)
мыльный, намыленный, покрытый мылом, в мыле, напоминающий мыло, сентиментальный (о пьесе)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - jabonoso, meloso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tvålig, inställsam, oljig, sentimental

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
肥皂质的, 满口奉承话的, 沾满肥皂的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 肥皂質的, 滿口奉承話的, 沾滿肥皂的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비누 투성이의, (비누처럼) 매끄러운, 멜로드라마 같은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 石けんの, 石けんのような, 他人の機嫌をとる, メロドラマのような, 石鹸のような, 石鹸の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) زلق, أملس, صابوني, مكسو بالصابون‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮סבוני, מכיל סבון, חלקלק, חלק-לשון, מחניף, מלודרמטי‬


 
 
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unctuous (materials)
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