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. — deniko
ruНе трогай меня мыльными руками. — Vixen96
deFass mich mit deinen seifigen Händen nicht an! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Wash the shirt in soapy water and the stains will come out.
ruПостирай футболку в мыльной воде, и пятна отойдут. — Wezzel
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
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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