soap´i|ness

soap´i|ness
soap|y «SOH pee», adjective, soap|i|er, soap|i|est.
1. covered with soap or soapsuds.
2. containing soap: »

soapy water.

3. of or like soap; smooth; greasy: »

to feel soapy. The water has a soapy taste. Figurative. soapy manners.

4. Slang. soap-operatic; sudsy: »

a soapy melodrama.

soap´i|ly, adverb.
soap´i|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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