Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
SYRUPY
honeyed, honied, syrupy
(adjective) with honey added
cloying, saccharine, syrupy, treacly
(adjective) overly sweet
syrupy, viscous
(adjective) having a relatively high resistance to flow
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
syrupy (comparative syrupier, superlative syrupiest)
Having the taste or consistency of syrup.
Overly sweet.
(figuratively) Overly sentimental.
Source: Wiktionary
Sir"up*y, Syr"up*y, a.
Definition: Like sirup, or partaking of its qualities. Mortimer.
Syr"up, n., Syr"up*y, a. Etym: [See Sirup.]
Definition: Same as Sirup, Sirupy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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