"syrupy" meaning in English

See syrupy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsɪr.ə.pi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-syrupy.wav Forms: syrupier [comparative], syrupiest [superlative]
enPR: sĭrʹə-pē Rhymes: -ɪrəpi Etymology: From syrup + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|syrup|y}} syrup + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} syrupy (comparative syrupier, superlative syrupiest)
  1. Having the taste or consistency of syrup. Categories (topical): Taste Translations (having the taste or consistency or syrup): xaropós (Catalan), siirappinen (Finnish), siirappimainen (Finnish), siropeux (French), almibrado (Galician), sirupartig (German), szirupos (Hungarian), sciropposo (Italian), trioglyd (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-syrupy-en-adj-Fwr7snCm Disambiguation of Taste: 67 28 4 2 Disambiguation of 'having the taste or consistency or syrup': 67 30 2 1
  2. With syrup. Synonyms: syruped
    Sense id: en-syrupy-en-adj-QDiF0PSO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 50 7 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 20 80 0 0 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 82 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 16 67 5 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 67 5 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 87 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 16 67 5 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 74 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 18 82 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 19 65 4 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 11 89 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 90 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 10 90 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 92 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 67 5 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 13 87 0 0
  3. Overly sweet. Translations (overly sweet): äitelä (Finnish), siirappinen (Finnish), βαρύς γλυκός (varýs glykós) (Greek), änkkelä (Ingrian)
    Sense id: en-syrupy-en-adj-xZkxdtnd Disambiguation of 'overly sweet': 2 0 90 8
  4. (figuratively) Overly sentimental. Tags: figuratively Translations (overly sentimental): siirappinen (Finnish), äitelä (Finnish), imelä (Finnish), szirupos (Hungarian), meloso (Spanish), empalagoso (Spanish), almibarado (Spanish), dulzón (Spanish), cursi (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-syrupy-en-adj-hyTQQW7m Disambiguation of 'overly sentimental': 1 2 7 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sirupy [obsolete] Related terms: cough-syrupy, maple-syrupy

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "overly sentimental",
      "word": "dulzón"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "overly sentimental",
      "word": "cursi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "syrupy"
}

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