soapy UK /ˈsəʊpi/US /ˈsoʊpi/adjective 5noun 1forms 3 adjective5 •Full of soap.The dishwasher uses hot soapy water to clean the dishes and silverware. •Covered in soap.His skin was still soapy after the shower. •Resembling soap.Bases dissolve skin oils and have a soapy feel to them. •Resembling a soap opera.This Diana-obsessed series is the very definition of bad writing. Despite the brilliant cast, it’s a crass, soapy dive into the abyss – not least in the atrocious scenes featuring Ghost Diana[.] — 2023 •(old-fashioned) Committing or involving flattery. noun1 •(slang) An erotic massage that involves lots of soap and body contact. formssoapies · soapier · soapiest