syrupy

or sir·up·y

[ sir-uh-pee, sur- ]
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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.

Origin of syrupy

1
First recorded in 1700–10; syrup + -y1

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British Dictionary definitions for syrupy

syrupy

/ (ˈsɪrəpɪ) /


adjective
  1. (of a liquid) thick or sweet

  2. cloyingly sentimental: a syrupy version of the Blue Danube

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