TREACLY

cloying, saccharine, syrupy, treacly

(adjective) overly sweet

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

treacly (comparative treaclier, superlative treacliest)

(of a liquid) thick and sticky

consisting of treacle, or cloying sentimental speech

Source: Wiktionary


Trea"cly, a.

Definition: Like, or composed of, treacle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

24 May 2025

EARTHSHAKING

(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”


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Coffee Trivia

Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.

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