soapy
Literal sensesLiteral senses: Resembling soap.
» Don't touch me with your soapy hands.
Fass mich mit deinen seifigen Händen nicht an!
Не трогай меня мыльными руками.
Не торкайся мене мильними руками.
Meaning
5 sensesLiteral senses:
Resembling soap.
Bases dissolve skin oils and have a soapy feel to them.
seifig, seifenartig
мы́льныйmýlʹnyj
resembling or having the qualities of soap
Full of soap.
Near-synonym: soaped up
The dishwasher uses hot soapy water to clean the dishes and silverware.
seifig
мы́льныйmýlʹnyj
Covered in soap.
His skin was still soapy after the shower.
мы́льныйmýlʹnyj, намы́ленныйnamýlennyj
Resembling a soap opera.
(dated)Committing or involving flattery.
Examples
11 sentencesDon't touch me with your soapy hands.
Не торкайся мене мильними руками.
ruНе трогай меня мыльными руками.
deFass mich mit deinen seifigen Händen nicht an!
Wash the shirt in soapy water and the stains will come out.
ruПостирай футболку в мыльной воде, и пятна отойдут.
Wash it with hot, soapy water.
Fill the sink with warm, soapy water.
Yanni washed his goat's udder with soapy water.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From soap + -y. Compare German Low German sepig (“soapy”), German seifig (“soapy”), SwedisFrom soap + -y. Compare German Low German sepig (“soapy”), German seifig (“soapy”), Swedish såpig (“soapy”).
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Forms
soapier, soapiestSynonyms
9 synonyms- resembling or having the qualities of soap:saponaceous
- unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech:butteryfulsomeoilyoleaginoussmarmyunctuous
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form