"cough-syrupy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more cough-syrupy [comparative], most cough-syrupy [superlative]
Etymology: From cough syrup + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cough syrup|y}} cough syrup + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} cough-syrupy (comparative more cough-syrupy, superlative most cough-syrupy)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of cough syrup.
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