soapy

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

adjective

1. 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
• Syn:
buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous
• Similar to:
insincere
• Derivationally related forms:
unctuousness (for: unctuous), smarm (for: smarmy), smarminess (for: smarmy), oleaginousness (for: oleaginous), oiliness (for: oily), fulsomeness (for: fulsome)
2. resembling or having the qualities of soap
- a soapy consistency
• Syn:
saponaceous
• Pertains to noun:
soap, soap (for: saponaceous)
• Derivationally related forms:
soapiness, soap

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous, saponaceous