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syrupy

or sir·up·y

[ sur-uh-pee, sir- ]

adjective

  1. having the appearance or quality of syrup; thick or sweet:

    syrupy coffee.

  2. sentimental or saccharine; mawkish:

    a syrupy manner; a syrupy poem.



ˈsyrupy

/ ˈsɪrəpɪ /

adjective

  1. (of a liquid) thick or sweet
  2. cloyingly sentimental

    a syrupy version of the Blue Danube



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Word History and Origins

Origin of syrupy1

First recorded in 1700–10; syrup + -y 1

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Example Sentences

And now here we are, some of us anyway, looking back with syrupy nostalgia to the Sam Goody days!

Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the mixture starts to become syrupy and dime-size bubbles form, 12 to 15 minutes.

Other foods that came canned, including more limp, insipid vegetables, overly syrupy fruits, and sloppy stews were equally gross.

Pour half of the syrupy liquid over the pandoro and apricot base.

Diethyl sulphide is a colorless syrupy liquid, as well as diethyl amine and diethyl ether.

With the third blow the plastics cell cracked and the lignin poured out, a syrupy curtain sliding down.

A sweet syrupy liquid formed during the saponification of oils and fats.

East India coffees are distinguished by their smooth, heavy body in the cup, the fancy grades giving an almost syrupy richness.

Glycerine thus prepared is a transparent liquid, without colour or smell, and of a syrupy consistence.

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