Definitions
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 orconsistency ofsyrup . - adjective
Overly sweet orsentimental .
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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Examples
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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 2009
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Hiestand: Few surprises from CBS in syrupy Sunday show.
USATODAY.com 2006
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Sensibility, and the like, which recalled the syrupy sweetness and languid trickle of Laura Matilda's sentimentalities.
Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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They just get syrupy, which is a problem in the popsicle world.
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"Home from Work" throws a bit of a curve with vocal harmonies that recall syrupy 60s pop.
Blogtimore, Hon 2009
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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".
The Wise Old Animation Exec on Blue Sky's Latest Steve Hulett 2008
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Appearance: No head whatsoever; some wisps of white stuff float on top; it poured kind of syrupy-looking; body is caramel colored
Archive 2008-09-01 2008
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Appearance: No head whatsoever; some wisps of white stuff float on top; it poured kind of syrupy-looking; body is caramel colored
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Suddenly, Liddy Dole turned into the Wicked Witch of the West, over-ambitious, chilly and nasty under the "syrupy" Southern accent.
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Suddenly, seeking high office, Liddy Dole was described as over-ambitious, chilly and nasty under the "syrupy" Southern accent.
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