syrupy
or sir·up·y
having the appearance or quality of syrup; thick or sweet: syrupy coffee.
sentimental or saccharine; mawkish: a syrupy manner; a syrupy poem.
Origin of syrupy
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How to use syrupy in a sentence
I suspect the winemakers researched the “red blend” category to see why Americans were downing so much syrupy treacle and said, “We can do better!”
At just $10, this Italian red blend is your ideal chocolate dessert pairing | Dave McIntyre | October 28, 2021 | Washington PostHow syrupy or watery the lava is depends on the kind of rocks being melted.
Kilauea is erupting in Hawaii. Here are 7 things to know about volcanoes. | Umair Irfan | September 30, 2021 | VoxToday, those syrupy bottles have been rebranded from kombucha’s cousin to a cocktail-ready mixer, while new brands like Shrubbly and Drupefruit angle for the refrigerated aisle.
Homemade Shrubs Are Your Gateway to a World of Sweet, Tangy Summer Drinking | Aliza Abarbanel | July 8, 2021 | EaterBusinesses piped the syrupy genre into stores, offices and elevators — often with the dubious belief that its comforting blandness could motivate productivity or sales.
Ethel Gabriel, trailblazing producer and executive at RCA Records, dies at 99 | Terence McArdle | April 12, 2021 | Washington PostAdd in the zest and juice of the orange and simmer the mixture for 30 minutes or until thick and syrupy.
4 Hot Cocktail Recipes to Save Your Winter Social Life | AC Shilton | December 17, 2020 | Outside Online
And now here we are, some of us anyway, looking back with syrupy nostalgia to the Sam Goody days!
Comedy Is His Calling: The Brilliance of Billy Crystal | Tom Shales | April 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTReduce 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.
The Brain | Alexander BladeA 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.
All About Coffee | William H. UkersGlycerine thus prepared is a transparent liquid, without colour or smell, and of a syrupy consistence.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew Ure
British Dictionary definitions for syrupy
/ (ˈsɪrəpɪ) /
(of a liquid) thick or sweet
cloyingly sentimental: a syrupy version of the Blue Danube
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