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/sir"euh pee, serr"-/, adj.1. having the appearance or quality of syrup; thick or sweet: syrupy coffee.2. sentimental or saccharine; mawkish: a syrupy manner; a syrupy poem.Also, sirupy.[1700-10; SYRUP + -Y1]
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syrupy — [sʉr′ə pē, sir′ə pē] adj. 1. resembling syrup in some way 2. overly sentimental; cloyingly sweet, as in tone or manner … English World dictionary
syrupy — UK [ˈsɪrəpɪ] / US adjective Word forms syrupy : adjective syrupy comparative syrupier superlative syrupiest 1) thick, sweet, and sticky syrupy blackberry jam 2) extremely romantic, nice, or kind in a way that seems silly a syrupy sweet tale of… … English dictionary
syrupy — [[t]sɪ̱rəpi[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Liquid that is syrupy is sweet or thick like syrup. 2) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe something as syrupy, you dislike it because it is too sentimental. ...this syrupy film version of Conroy s novel … English dictionary
syrupy — syr|up|y [ˈsırəpi US ˈsə: , ˈsı ] adj 1.) thick and sticky like syrup or containing syrup ▪ a syrupy liquid 2.) too nice or kind in a way that seems insincere used in order to show disapproval ▪ a syrupy speech … Dictionary of contemporary English
syrupy — syr|up|y [ sırəpi ] adjective 1. ) thick, sweet, and sticky: syrupy blackberry jam 2. ) extremely romantic, nice, or kind in a way that seems silly: a syrupy sweet tale of romance … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
syrupy — adjective 1 thick and sticky like syrup or containing syrup: syrupy drinks 2 too sweet, nice or kind: Her voice was syrupy … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
syrupy — adjective 1) syrupy medicine Syn: oversweet, sweet, sugary, treacly, honeyed, saccharine; thick, sticky, gluey, viscid, glutinous; informal gooey 2) syrupy romantic drivel Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
syrupy — mod. overly sentimental. □ I can’t stand syrupy movies. □ That music is too yrupy. □ All this syrupy talk is making me tired … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Syrupy — Sirupy Sir up*y, Syrupy Syr up*y, a. Like sirup, or partaking of its qualities. Mortimer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
