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[soh-pee] 
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soapy
[soh-pee]
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sudsy |
| Synonyms: | bubbling, bubbly, foaming, foamy, frothy, lathery, saponaceous |
| Main Entry: | maudlin |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | teary, overemotional |
| Synonyms: | bathetic, befuddled, confused, cornball, drippy, gushing, insipid, lachrymose, mawkish, mushy, romantic, schmaltzy, sentimental, slush, soap, soapy, soppy, syrupy, tear-jerking, tearful, weak, weepy |
| Antonyms: | calm, matter-of-fact, unimaginative |
| Main Entry: | oily |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fatty, greasy |
| Synonyms: | adipose, buttery, butyraceous, creamy, lardy, lubricant, lubricative, lubricous, lustrous, oil-soaked, oiled, oleaginous, polished, rich, saponaceous, sleek, slippery, smeary, smooth, soapy, soothing, swimming, unctuous, waxy |
| Antonyms: | dry |
| Main Entry: | sentimental |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | emotional, romantic |
| Synonyms: | affected, affectionate, corny*, demonstrative, dewy-eyed, dreamy, effusive, gushing, gushy, idealistic, impressionable, inane, insipid, jejune, languishing, lovey-dovey, loving, maudlin, moonstruck, mushy, nostalgic, overacted, overemotional, passionate, pathetic, rosewater, saccharine*, sappy*, schmaltzy, silly, simpering, sloppy*, slushy, soapy, soft, softhearted, sugary, sweet, syrupy, tear-jerking, tearful, tender, touching, vapid, visionary, weepy |
| Antonyms: | hard-hearted, indifferent, pragmatic, unemotional, unromantic, unsentimental |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | slick |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | smooth, polished |
| Synonyms: | glossy, greasy, icy, lubricious, oily, oleaginous, shiny, sleek, sleeky, slippery, slithery, soapy |
| Antonyms: | coarse, rough, unpolished |
| Main Entry: | slippery |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | smooth, slick |
| Synonyms: | glacé, glassy, glazed, glistening, greasy, icy, like a skating rink, lubricious, lustrous, perilous, polished, satiny, silky, sleek, slimy, soapy, unctuous, unsafe, unstable, unsteady, waxy, wet |
| Antonyms: | dry, unslippery |
| Main Entry: | lubricious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | slick |
| Synonyms: | glossy, greasy, icy, oily, oleaginous, shiny, sleek, sleeky, slippery as an eel, slippery*, slithery, soapy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | schmaltzy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sentimental |
| Synonyms: | affected, affectionate, bathetic, corny*, demonstrative, dewy-eyed, dreamy*, effusive, gushing, gushy, idealistic, impressionable, inane, insipid, jejune, languishing, lovey-dovey, loving, maudlin, mawkish, moonstruck, mushy, nostalgic, overacted, overemotional, passionate, pathetic, romantic, rosewater, saccharine*, sappy*, silly, simpering, sloppy*, slushy, soapy, sobby, soft, softhearted, soppy, sugary, sweet, syrupy, tear-jerking, tearful, tender, touching, vapid, visionary, weepy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | slithery |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | slick |
| Synonyms: | glossy, greasy, icy*, lubricious, oily, oleaginous, shiny, sleek, sleeky, slippery as an eel, slippery*, soapy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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