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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Resembling syrup in taste or consistency.
  • adjective Cloyingly sweet or sentimental.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Like syrup, or partaking of its qualities; especially, having the consistency of syrup.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Having the taste or consistency of syrup.
  • adjective Overly sweet or sentimental.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective with honey added
  • adjective having a relatively high resistance to flow
  • adjective overly sweet

Etymologies

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syrup +‎ -y

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