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syrupy

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syr·up·y also sir·up·y  (sr-p, sûr-)
adj.
1. Resembling syrup in taste or consistency.
2. Cloyingly sweet or sentimental.

syrupy [ˈsɪrəpɪ]
adj
1. (Cookery) (of a liquid) thick or sweet
2. cloyingly sentimental a syrupy version of the Blue Danube
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.syrupy - overly sweetsyrupy - overly sweet                        
sweet - having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
2.syrupy - having a relatively high resistance to flow
thick - relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog"
3.syrupy - with honey added
sugary - containing sugar; "he eats too much sugary food"

syrupy
adjective romantic, emotional, sloppy (informal), touching, tender, pathetic, sentimental, nostalgic, tearful, corny (slang), cheesy (informal), mushy (informal), maudlin, simpering, weepy (informal), slushy (informal), mawkish, tear-jerking (informal), drippy (informal), schmaltzy (slang), icky (informal), gushy (informal), soft-hearted, overemotional, dewy-eyed, three-hankie (informal) this syrupy film version of Conroy's novel
Translations
syrupy [ˈsɪrəpɪ] ADJ
2. (fig) → sensiblero, almibarado
syrupy [ˈsɪrəpi] adjsirupeux/euse
syrupy, (US also) sirupy
adjsirupartig, sirupähnlich; (pej) smile, voicezucker- or honigsüß; (= sentimental) voice, songschmalzig
syrupy [ˈsɪrəpɪ] adj (also) (fig) → sciropposo/a


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