"soaky" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsəʊki/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsoʊki/ [General-American] Forms: soakier [comparative], soakiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊki Etymology: From soak + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|en|soak|-y}} soak + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|soakier}} soaky (comparative soakier, superlative soakiest)
  1. Soaking wet; sopping; saturated.
    Sense id: en-soaky-en-adj-GzrXga~v
  2. (colloquial) Characterised by soaking; involving a soak. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-soaky-en-adj-WuzSegX6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 19 81 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92

Inflected forms

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