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English Dictionary: soapy by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
soapy
adj
  1. resembling or having the qualities of soap; "a soapy consistency"
    Synonym(s): saponaceous, soapy
  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"
    Synonym(s): buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Soapy \Soap"y\, a. [Compar. {Soapier}; superl. {Soapiest}.]
      1. Resembling soap; having the qualities of, or feeling like,
            soap; soft and smooth.
  
      2. Smeared with soap; covered with soap.
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