Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Resembling syrup in taste or consistency.
- adj. Cloyingly sweet or sentimental.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Like syrup, or partaking of its qualities; especially, having the consistency of syrup.
Wiktionary
- adj. Having the taste or consistency of syrup.
- adj. Overly sweet or sentimental.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. with honey added
- adj. having a relatively high resistance to flow
- adj. overly sweet
Etymologies
- syrup + -y (Wiktionary)
Examples
“All women receive attention on Moroccan streets, but I doubt a Moroccan woman is told in syrupy slick English that she is “very niiiiiice,” or that he “likes your size.””
Global Voices in English » Morocco: Four Perspectives on Sexual Harassment
“Hiestand: Few surprises from CBS in syrupy Sunday show.”
“Sensibility, and the like, which recalled the syrupy sweetness and languid trickle of Laura Matilda's sentimentalities.”
“They just get syrupy, which is a problem in the popsicle world.”
“Home from Work" throws a bit of a curve with vocal harmonies that recall syrupy 60s pop.”
“Suddenly, Liddy Dole turned into the Wicked Witch of the West, over-ambitious, chilly and nasty under the "syrupy" Southern accent.”
“Suddenly, seeking high office, Liddy Dole was described as over-ambitious, chilly and nasty under the "syrupy" Southern accent.”
“I guess it's a sign of progress that CG animation is now criticized for being hyper-kinetic, where it was once branded as "syrupy".”
“Appearance: No head whatsoever; some wisps of white stuff float on top; it poured kind of syrupy-looking; body is caramel colored”
“Dark cherry red color that seems to have a "syrupy" body to it as I swirled it in my glass.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘syrupy’.
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CULI - wine-tasting adjectives
In this area of expertise nouns are frequently used as adjectives (almond, bacon, cider, diesel, fennel, fresh-cut hay, wool) or new adjectives are formed (appley, berrylike, citrusy, full-bodied, ...
acetic, acidic, aged, angular, appley, astringent, attractive, austere, berrylike, big, bitter, brawny and 511 more...
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Describing the Taste of Foods
yummy, zesty, piquant, pungent, sharp, spicy, poignant, delicious, ambrosial, appetizing, delectable, heavenly and 194 more...
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 11184 more...
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The sweetest thing.
A spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down!
sugary, sweetness, fragrant, cloying, saccharine, honey, luscious, nectar, pudding, pastry, bittersweet, cupcake and 44 more...
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stpeter's Words
abase, abasement, abashed, abdicate, aberrant, abeyance, abhor, abhorrent, abide, abject, ablation, abnegation and 3536 more...
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Jacqueline's Words
glittery, horny, amazing, wanderlust, forlorn, lustily, nonchalant, cool, passive, submissive, roundabout, carousel and 558 more...
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vivek's list
flibbertigibbet, droll, reticence, prelude, erinaceous, brinkmanship, depone, inaniloquent, limerance, pronk, onomatopoeia, oxymoron and 385 more...
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Margie - City of Bones Cassandra Claire
City of Bones By. Cassandra Claire
hoisted, shrugged, abruptly, slender, limbs, clad, beckoning, sauntered, smudged, defeated, despised, invaders and 31 more...
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ashur's Words
wicker, proffer, tawny, india ink, burlap, crinoline, conflagrate, brackish, oleaginous, ibex, wharf, carousel and 22 more...
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Margie - City of Bones - Cassandra Cl...
hoisted, shrugged, abruptly, slender limbs, clad, beckoning, sauntered, smudged, defeated, despised, invaders, rummaging and 30 more...
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