lathery

6.4

Covered in soft white soap bubbles

adjective
/ˈleɪðəri/

: espumoso

He rinsed off the lathery suds from the car after washing it.

Examples

The barber used a lathery cream to soften his beard before shaving.
After scrubbing the dog, her hands were lathery and slippery.
The lathery foam on the waves looked beautiful.
I love the lathery texture of this soap.
The soap created a lathery foam that filled the bathtub.
After the storm, the waves looked lathery as they crashed against the shore.
The lathery consistency of the whipped cream made it perfect for topping the dessert.

Synonyms

soapy

vslathery

15 1.0

A slippery, foamy feeling like soap on your skin

means a general bubbly texture without implying slipperiness or soap use

frothy

vslathery

8 3.2

A liquid with many small bubbles and a layer of foam

is broader, covering bubbly appearance from any cause not only gas

foamy

vslathery

6 2.2

Covered with many small bubbles, like the top of a cappuccino

has a bubbly appearance but not necessarily thick or slippery

sudsy

vslathery

3 1.9

Covered with soap bubbles

is any bubbly texture not only caused by soap

foaming

vslathery

4.6

Covered in bubbles of sweat or spit, often from sickness

describes the bubbly look rather than the active foam process

frothing

vslathery

6.7

Covered in thick foam at the mouth because of illness or being very tired

focuses on the static bubbly texture rather than the active production

How Foamy

lathery

6.4

frothy

8 3.2

bubbly

24 3.2

Surface Forms

lathery positive

Morphology

lathery = lather (transparent) = lather + y

The adjective 'lathery' is transparently derived from the noun 'lather' by adding the suffix '-y' to indicate a quality or resemblance.

Etymology

Lathery comes from lather, which means 'foam' or 'soapy suds'. So, something lathery is covered in soft foam, like the suds when you wash your hands or shampoo a pet.