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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