soapyadj.

Brit.

/ˈsəʊpi/, U.S.

/ˈsoʊpi/

Forms: Also 1600s–1700s sopy, 1800s Scottish saipy.

Etymology: < soap n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare West Frisian sjippich, German seifig.

1. Smeared with soap; covered with soap-suds or lather.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing agents > [adjective] > soap and water > covered with soap

soapy1610

1610 G. Fletcher Christs Victorie 42 Such watry orbicles young boyes doe blowe Out from their sopy shells.

a1635 T. Randolph Conceited Pedlar in Wks. (1875) I. 47 And were't not better to embrace this pretty shambles for beauty..than to tumble our soapy laundresses?

1747 H. Glasse Art of Cookery vii. 70 Take great Care the Bag or Cloth be very clean, not soapy.

1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. vii. 120 The door was opened, but nothing came in except a soapy arm.

in extended use.1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis Gloss. Soapy Heads, the joints of stones, smeared with a saponaceous slippery soil.

2. Impregnated with soap; containing soap in solution.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing agents > [adjective] > soap and water

soapy1721

soaped1730

soap-suddy1831

soap-sudsy1854

sudsy1866

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > other manufactured or derived materials > [adjective] > soap in process of manufacture > containing soap in solution

soapy1721

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. at Suds The soapy Liquor in which Clothes are washed.

1819 S. Cooper First Lines Pract. Surg. (ed. 4) I. i. iii. 31 The caustic fixed alkalies, triturated with pus, combine with it into a soapy fluid.

1882 Garden 21 Jan. 48/3 The leaves ought to be carefully sponged over with soapy water.

3. Of the nature of soap; having the soft or greasy feel of soap; soap-like.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [adjective] > soft and greasy

soapya1722

a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 26 Their chalk is of a fat soapy kind, and they call it marle.

1799 A. Young Gen. View Agric. County Lincoln 10 They have rich loams, soapy and tenacious.

1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 465 Talc..is soft and soapy to the touch.

1857 W. A. Miller Elements Chem. III. xii. §1. 686 Oleophosphoric Acid,..in combination with soda,..forms a soapy compound.

a. Of appearance, feel, etc.: Resembling that of soap; suggestive of soap.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [adjective] > of the nature of oil > oily and slippery

sliddera1000

slippera1050

fugitivec1485

slippery1551

lubricous1659

soapy1732

saponaceous1837

lubricate1848

fugacious1872

1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet ii. 301 Such Substances as are of a soapy Nature.

1803 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 9 493 When boiled in it a long time it gives it a soapy appearance.

1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 38 Most of them have a slightly soapy feel.

1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 261/1 Lustre soapy. Feel greasy.

1852 C. W. Hoskyns Talpa (1854) i. 2 A suspicious kind of sound..which I may describe by the word ‘soapy’.

b. Having a taste of soap.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > unsavouriness > [adjective] > unpalatable

unsweetc1440

boisterous1483

untasty1566

untoothsome1576

twice sod1601

coarse1607

irrelishable1608

asper1626

insuave1657

untoward1662

physicala1665

asperous1670

unpalatable1682

woolly1687

inelegant1708

smoked1761

impalatable1782

brassy1789

soddena1800

metallic1800

inky1805

unsweetened1817

weedy1851

tinny1873

tangy1875

raw1881

unappetizing1884

twangy1887

stavy1888

toasty1890

soapy1892

stewy1895

gloppy1976

1892 J. M. Walsh Tea 87 The lower grades are frequently ‘soapy’ or ‘mousey’ in flavor.

5. slang.

a. Ingratiating, suave, unctuous.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [adjective]

ficklinga1240

glozing1297

blandingc1315

blandishingc1374

glaveringc1394

fleering?a1400

sleekedc1400

faginga1425

smoothc1450

flattering1484

cogging1542

flatterous1546

butterya1585

smooth-tongueda1593

oily1598

silken1598

slick-tongued1598

soothing1599

sleek1601

slick1606

blandiloquous1615

supellectile1615

colloguing1620

losengeous1632

oiled-tongued1632

daubing1655

blandiloquious1689

smooth-booted1706

palavering1764

pill-gilding1764

oily-tongued1788

buttering1789

sleeky1810

smooth-spoken1821

oleaginous1833

butteraceous1837

saponaceous1837

soft-soapy1849

soapy1854

blarneying1884

smarmy1924

sweet-talking1956

smoothie1959

smarming1970

blandiloquent-

1854 E. Twisleton Let. 22 June (1928) xi. 202 The Bishop of Oxford I never do like..his manner, when Lords are in presence, richly merits his popular sobriquet of ‘Soapy Sam’.

1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 28 Oct. 5 But why..do people call him [Bp. Wilberforce] Soapy Sam?

1910 Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 182/2 He had once been famous for his soapy manners.

b. Of fits: Simulated by chewing soap.

ΚΠ

1886 Daily News 13 Dec. 5/4 He is known professionally as the ‘King of the Soapy Fits Trick’.

6. Of style, tone, etc.: smooth, bland, sickly, sentimental.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] > feebly sentimental

snivelling1673

namby-pamby1733

namby-pambical1761

treacly1800

namby-pambyish1825

keepsaky1871

soapy1889

keepsake1898

lipsticky1931

corny1932

gloppy1976

1889 G. B. Shaw in Star 12 Aug. 3/4 Miss Nettie Carpenter played Svendsen's Romance for Violin, and played it very well, though her tone is just a little soapy—if I may be permitted to use such an expression.

1926 C. Connolly Let. 1 June in Romantic Friendship (1975) 139 Benson's style is pretty soapy.

1973 Publishers Weekly 17 Sept. 59/3 Romance, which gets a bit soapy at times.

Compounds

soapy-looking adj.

ΚΠ

1853 A. Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 4) II. 458 Soapy-looking compounds with resins and wax.

soapy-mannered adj.

ΚΠ

1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 8 Apr. 6/3 The solemn soapy-mannered ‘dispenser’.

soapy-tailed adj.

ΚΠ

a1845 R. H. Barham Wedding-day in Ingoldsby Legends (1847) 3rd Ser. 223 Don't interfere with their soapy-tail'd pigs.

Draft additions 1993

[After soap n.¹ 1h.] Characteristic or redolent of a soap opera. colloquial (originally U.S.).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > broadcasting > a broadcast programme or item > [adjective] > characteristic of

soapy1961

multiprogramme1971

1961 in N. Webster

1980 Chicago Tribune 2 July iii. 10/3 (heading) Soapy clones, ‘real’ people tales follow the leaders in prime time.

1980 Chicago Tribune 2 July iii. 10/3 If that's not soapy enough for you, ‘Midland Heights’ also has a J.R. Ewing-type villain.

1985 Mail on Sunday 6 Jan. 35/4 Anna of the Five Towns..is the sort of gloriously photographed evocation of a classic novel where British television scores over its soapy American counterparts.

1989 Newsday 13 Jan. iii. 2/3 Though the script remains sentimental and a little soapy, the writing is witty and smart.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	soapy
释义	soapyadj. Brit. /ˈsəʊpi/, U.S. /ˈsoʊpi/ Forms: Also 1600s–1700s sopy, 1800s Scottish saipy. Etymology: < soap n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare West Frisian sjippich, German seifig. 1. Smeared with soap; covered with soap-suds or lather. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing agents > [adjective] > soap and water > covered with soap soapy1610 1610 G. Fletcher Christs Victorie 42 Such watry orbicles young boyes doe blowe Out from their sopy shells. a1635 T. Randolph Conceited Pedlar in Wks. (1875) I. 47 And were't not better to embrace this pretty shambles for beauty..than to tumble our soapy laundresses? 1747 H. Glasse Art of Cookery vii. 70 Take great Care the Bag or Cloth be very clean, not soapy. 1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. vii. 120 The door was opened, but nothing came in except a soapy arm. in extended use.1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis Gloss. Soapy Heads, the joints of stones, smeared with a saponaceous slippery soil. 2. Impregnated with soap; containing soap in solution. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing agents > [adjective] > soap and water soapy1721 soaped1730 soap-suddy1831 soap-sudsy1854 sudsy1866 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > other manufactured or derived materials > [adjective] > soap in process of manufacture > containing soap in solution soapy1721 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. at Suds The soapy Liquor in which Clothes are washed. 1819 S. Cooper First Lines Pract. Surg. (ed. 4) I. i. iii. 31 The caustic fixed alkalies, triturated with pus, combine with it into a soapy fluid. 1882 Garden 21 Jan. 48/3 The leaves ought to be carefully sponged over with soapy water. 3. Of the nature of soap; having the soft or greasy feel of soap; soap-like. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [adjective] > soft and greasy soapya1722 a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 26 Their chalk is of a fat soapy kind, and they call it marle. 1799 A. Young Gen. View Agric. County Lincoln 10 They have rich loams, soapy and tenacious. 1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 465 Talc..is soft and soapy to the touch. 1857 W. A. Miller Elements Chem. III. xii. §1. 686 Oleophosphoric Acid,..in combination with soda,..forms a soapy compound. 4. a. Of appearance, feel, etc.: Resembling that of soap; suggestive of soap. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [adjective] > of the nature of oil > oily and slippery sliddera1000 slippera1050 fugitivec1485 slippery1551 lubricous1659 soapy1732 saponaceous1837 lubricate1848 fugacious1872 1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet ii. 301 Such Substances as are of a soapy Nature. 1803 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 9 493 When boiled in it a long time it gives it a soapy appearance. 1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 38 Most of them have a slightly soapy feel. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 261/1 Lustre soapy. Feel greasy. 1852 C. W. Hoskyns Talpa (1854) i. 2 A suspicious kind of sound..which I may describe by the word ‘soapy’. b. Having a taste of soap. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > unsavouriness > [adjective] > unpalatable unsweetc1440 boisterous1483 untasty1566 untoothsome1576 twice sod1601 coarse1607 irrelishable1608 asper1626 insuave1657 untoward1662 physicala1665 asperous1670 unpalatable1682 woolly1687 inelegant1708 smoked1761 impalatable1782 brassy1789 soddena1800 metallic1800 inky1805 unsweetened1817 weedy1851 tinny1873 tangy1875 raw1881 unappetizing1884 twangy1887 stavy1888 toasty1890 soapy1892 stewy1895 gloppy1976 1892 J. M. Walsh Tea 87 The lower grades are frequently ‘soapy’ or ‘mousey’ in flavor. 5. slang. a. Ingratiating, suave, unctuous. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [adjective] ficklinga1240 glozing1297 blandingc1315 blandishingc1374 glaveringc1394 fleering?a1400 sleekedc1400 faginga1425 smoothc1450 flattering1484 cogging1542 flatterous1546 butterya1585 smooth-tongueda1593 oily1598 silken1598 slick-tongued1598 soothing1599 sleek1601 slick1606 blandiloquous1615 supellectile1615 colloguing1620 losengeous1632 oiled-tongued1632 daubing1655 blandiloquious1689 smooth-booted1706 palavering1764 pill-gilding1764 oily-tongued1788 buttering1789 sleeky1810 smooth-spoken1821 oleaginous1833 butteraceous1837 saponaceous1837 soft-soapy1849 soapy1854 blarneying1884 smarmy1924 sweet-talking1956 smoothie1959 smarming1970 blandiloquent- 1854 E. Twisleton Let. 22 June (1928) xi. 202 The Bishop of Oxford I never do like..his manner, when Lords are in presence, richly merits his popular sobriquet of ‘Soapy Sam’. 1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 28 Oct. 5 But why..do people call him [Bp. Wilberforce] Soapy Sam? 1910 Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 182/2 He had once been famous for his soapy manners. b. Of fits: Simulated by chewing soap. ΚΠ 1886 Daily News 13 Dec. 5/4 He is known professionally as the ‘King of the Soapy Fits Trick’. 6. Of style, tone, etc.: smooth, bland, sickly, sentimental. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] > feebly sentimental snivelling1673 namby-pamby1733 namby-pambical1761 treacly1800 namby-pambyish1825 keepsaky1871 soapy1889 keepsake1898 lipsticky1931 corny1932 gloppy1976 1889 G. B. Shaw in Star 12 Aug. 3/4 Miss Nettie Carpenter played Svendsen's Romance for Violin, and played it very well, though her tone is just a little soapy—if I may be permitted to use such an expression. 1926 C. Connolly Let. 1 June in Romantic Friendship (1975) 139 Benson's style is pretty soapy. 1973 Publishers Weekly 17 Sept. 59/3 Romance, which gets a bit soapy at times. Compounds soapy-looking adj. ΚΠ 1853 A. Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 4) II. 458 Soapy-looking compounds with resins and wax. soapy-mannered adj. ΚΠ 1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 8 Apr. 6/3 The solemn soapy-mannered ‘dispenser’. soapy-tailed adj. ΚΠ a1845 R. H. Barham Wedding-day in Ingoldsby Legends (1847) 3rd Ser. 223 Don't interfere with their soapy-tail'd pigs. Draft additions 1993 [After soap n.¹ 1h.] Characteristic or redolent of a soap opera. colloquial (originally U.S.). ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > a broadcast programme or item > [adjective] > characteristic of soapy1961 multiprogramme1971 1961 in N. Webster 1980 Chicago Tribune 2 July iii. 10/3 (heading) Soapy clones, ‘real’ people tales follow the leaders in prime time. 1980 Chicago Tribune 2 July iii. 10/3 If that's not soapy enough for you, ‘Midland Heights’ also has a J.R. Ewing-type villain. 1985 Mail on Sunday 6 Jan. 35/4 Anna of the Five Towns..is the sort of gloriously photographed evocation of a classic novel where British television scores over its soapy American counterparts. 1989 Newsday 13 Jan. iii. 2/3 Though the script remains sentimental and a little soapy, the writing is witty and smart. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1610
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