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soapier

/ˈsəʊpiəɹ/

soapier is the comparative form of soapy.

Meaning of soapy

Adjective

soapy (comparative soapier, superlative soapiest)

  1. Resembling soap.
    • Bases dissolve skin oils and have a soapy feel to them.
    Synonyms:
    soaplike
  2. Full of soap.
    • Near-synonym: soaped up
    Synonyms:
    soaped up
  3. Covered in soap.
    • His skin was still soapy after the shower.
    Synonyms:
    soaped up
  4. Resembling a soap opera.
    • The heightened worlds of darkly comedic satire and soapy high-school romance make it easy enough to roll with unrealistic casting choices—and that goes for stage musicals, too, where some level of artifice is built into the format.2021 September 22, Caroline Siede, “Dear Evan Hansen is a misfire on just about every level”, in AV Club
    Synonyms:
    soaplike
  5. (dated) Committing or involving flattery.

See all 6 meanings of soapy

Words that rhyme with soapier

Questions about soapier

What is soapier the comparative form of?
Soapier is the comparative form of soapy.
How do you pronounce soapier?
Soapier is pronounced /ˈsəʊpiəɹ/.

Words near soapier in the dictionary

  1. soapfish
  2. soapfishes
  3. soapflake
  4. soapflakes
  5. soapie
  6. soapier
  7. soapies
  8. soapiest
  9. soapified
  10. soapifies
  11. soapify

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