soaky

adj — 2 senses

soaky

adj

UK /ˈsəʊki/ · US /ˈsoʊki/

Etymology From soak + -y.

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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