soapy

adjective

ˈsō-pē How to pronounce soapy (audio)
Definition of soapynext
as in oily
overly or insincerely flattering a typically soapy introduction for the guest speaker at the organization's annual banquet

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Recent Examples of soapy Wash surfaces with warm, soapy water before sanitizing them with a solution mix of 1 tablespoon of chlorine bleach and 1 gallon of water. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 1 July 2026 The agency also suggested washing items and surfaces that may have touched the formula using hot, soapy water or a dishwasher. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026 In addition to blue-chip brands making their own microdramas, some companies, like fast-fashion brand Shein, are also diving into product placement in these often soapy series. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026 Officials also recommend washing bottles, preparation surfaces and any other items that may have come into contact with the formula using hot, soapy water or a dishwasher. — Victoria Forster, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for soapy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soapy
  1. oily
  2. sickening
  3. gushy
  4. unctuous
  5. oleaginous
  6. hagiographic
Adjective
  • The ground sometimes stank of the stuff, with open ponds that finally were ordered covered, with spills and seeps from wells and tanks that hinted at the long plumes of oily stuff underground.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • Because grunion are relatively small and oily, many people prepare them similarly to sardines.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Definition of oily
Adjective
  • The 2022 spill was the largest ever from the Keystone pipeline, killing or sickening 2,700 animals.
    — Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
  • But there are multiple Ebola strains, and those vaccines, treatments, and tests aren’t effective against the rarer strain, Bundibugyo, sickening people today.
    — Alice Park, Time, 2 July 2026
Definition of sickening
Adjective
  • Except for the unfettered devotion in the latter is replaced by swooping strings and a gushy chorus that merely offer an antiseptic veneer.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • The announcement may come as a shock for country fans who have followed the couple through their sappy podcast appearances and gushy acceptance speeches.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026
Definition of gushy
Adjective
  • The unctuous and sweet char siu pork jowl is interspersed with green apple pressed with lime and ginger for a bright and crisp counter to the fatty pig.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
  • Made with the unctuous 8-percent-fat milk of the water buffalo—animals that may have arrived in the area via the Normans by way of Sicily, or perhaps by the Goths coming from Central Asia—buffalo mozzarella has been produced at least since the twelfth century.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Definition of unctuous
Adjective
  • One defense, beginning in the late eighteen-hundreds, was flypaper, sheets of which were coated on one side with an oleaginous substance that lured flies, then permanently trapped them.
    — David Owen, The New Yorker, 27 July 2024
  • Ted Cruz, the perennial front-runner, is smug and oleaginous—hated equally by his colleagues and the public.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 26 Sep. 2022
Definition of oleaginous
Adjective
  • Though mighty hagiographic, McPhee’s ability to break down a player’s gifts makes a poetic case for the game.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
  • While these celebrity docs are hagiographic and formulaic, the interviews with Nadal and family and rivals like Federer and Novak Djokovic do push beyond the surface.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Definition of hagiographic

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