Soapy
['səʊpɪ] or ['sopi]
Definition
(superl.) Resembling soap; having the qualities of, or feeling like, soap; soft and smooth.
(superl.) Smeared with soap; covered with soap.
Checker: Wade
Examples
- Another time we experimented with a tub full of soapy water, and put hydrogen into it to make large bubbles. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He remembered now noticing, without realizing it, that Pablo's trousers were worn soapy shiny in the knees and thighs. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Substances belonging to this group usually have a bitter taste and a slimy, soapy feeling. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
Editor: Rebekah