soapy
adjective
containing or impregnated with soap.
soapiness
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a word derived from
soapy.
Example Sentences
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“Outer Range” emphasized drama over sci-fi in Season 1, but Season 2, all of which is available now, cranks up both the time-travel-portal aspect and the outrageous soapiness.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2024
As well as the soapiness, Suranne Jones and Sheridan Smith are in the running for best drama performance.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 22, 2013
What the show lacks in this kind of irreverence it makes up for in plain old addictive soapiness.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2010
They descended into the gloom that smelt of damp cloths and the stale soapiness of a sink.
From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by Compton MacKenzie
The Kirks, it was felt, never gave an impression of freshness, of soapiness, of starched apparel, and Front Office had a high standard of personal cleanliness.
From Saturday's Child by Kathleen Thompson Norris
