soapy

Everyday

1. Full of soap or covered with soap (soapy water, soapy hands). tree →
2. Like soap in taste, smell or feel (a soapy taste). tree →
3. (informal) Like a soap opera: too dramatic and emotional. tree →

In the lessons

In health and hygiene lessons, wash hands with soapy water for about 20 seconds, scrubbing all parts, then rinse. In science, soapy water makes bubbles and breaks up grease and germs. In safety: soapy floors and bathtubs are slippery; don't get soapy water in your eyes. Phrases: soapy water, soapy bubbles, warm soapy water.

Examples

• Wash the dishes in warm soapy water. tree →
• Rub your soapy hands together for twenty seconds. tree →
• The bathroom floor is soapy and slippery — careful! tree →
• We blew soapy bubbles in the garden. tree →
• Soapy water helps get grease off the pans. tree →
• The cheap shampoo left my hair soapy. tree →
• Some people think coriander has a soapy taste. tree →
• "You have to work hard," said Holberg one day, when she was dipping clothes in the strong soapy water, and was obliged herself to split the logs for the fire. tree →

Note

Comparative: soapier, soapiest. From «soap» + «-y». Not the same as «sudsy» but close (suds = soap foam).