soapier; soapiest
1
: smeared with soap : lathered
2
: containing or combined with soap or saponin
4
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a soap opera
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The stone has a soapy feel.
a typically soapy introduction for the guest speaker at the organization's annual banquet
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There is just cause for the soapier parts: Manet was married, and Morisot wed his brother.
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Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
The group that seems to have inspired Reid is Fleetwood Mac, which, with its shifting intramural love relationships, sundry drug problems and issues of control — the soapiest of rock’s many operas — was a romance novel/miniseries waiting to happen.
—Robert Lloydtelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2023
Many non-dishwasher-safe portable blenders instead offer self-cleaning modes, which require you to blend a bit of soapy water before rinsing and drying them.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2023
Once all surfaces are smooth, give them a good dusting, ideally with a microfiber cloth, though a plain terry cloth towel will also work, then clean the walls with soapy water.
—Nikolas Greenwald, Good Housekeeping, 24 Jan. 2023
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Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
The group that seems to have inspired Reid is Fleetwood Mac, which, with its shifting intramural love relationships, sundry drug problems and issues of control — the soapiest of rock’s many operas — was a romance novel/miniseries waiting to happen.
—Robert Lloydtelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2023
Many non-dishwasher-safe portable blenders instead offer self-cleaning modes, which require you to blend a bit of soapy water before rinsing and drying them.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2023
Once all surfaces are smooth, give them a good dusting, ideally with a microfiber cloth, though a plain terry cloth towel will also work, then clean the walls with soapy water.
—Nikolas Greenwald, Good Housekeeping, 24 Jan. 2023
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“Soapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soapy. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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