soapy

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective resembling or having the qualities of soap
  2. adjective unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

Etymology

From soap + -y. Compare German Low German sepig (“soapy”), German seifig (“soapy”), Swedish såpig (“soapy”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

saponaceous

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