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soaky en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈsəʊki/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsoʊki/ (General-American)

Etymology

From soak + -y.

Meanings

1. Soaking wet; sopping; saturated.
   • There is that same peat and bog, like nothing else but itself — a soaky, black, treacherous, useless mass when wet; when dry, a soil fat, light, and fertile beyond compare. 1855, William Chambers, Robert Chambers, Chambers's Journal, volume 22, page 324:
2. (colloquial) Characterised by soaking; involving a soak.
   • Now would be a good time to take a soaky bath, adding all that extra colloidal Oatmeal that you made, or you can eat the Oatmeal for breakfast with some honey: it's quite delicious. 1999, Jeanne Rose, The Herbal Body Book, page 191:

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