soapy meaning and definition

SOAPY adjective

Definition of soapy (adjective)

1. resembling or having the qualities of soap
   • "a soapy consistency"
   • synonyms: saponaceous
2. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
   • "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments"
   • synonyms: buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous