syrupy
Americanadjective
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having the appearance or quality of syrup; thick or sweet.
syrupy coffee.
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sentimental or saccharine; mawkish.
a syrupy manner; a syrupy poem.
adjective
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(of a liquid) thick or sweet
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cloyingly sentimental
a syrupy version of the Blue Danube
Etymology
Origin of syrupy
Example Sentences
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In most standard hydraulic systems, fluid becomes syrupy and can affect everything from aircraft controls to missile launchers and radar masts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025
Much like the fruit, the puffs are refreshing yet syrupy with a slight tartness.
From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025
His bone-dry delivery makes it so that the sour is never too sharp and the sentimental is never too syrupy.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025
A new bakery cafe has just opened, offering ciabatta and sourdough loaves as well as hot cross buns, syrupy cakes, vegetable quiches and of course coffee.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025
Once inside, he and Sonia are given cups of Horlick’s, plates of syrupy, spongy rossogollas for which they have no appetite but which they dutifully eat.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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