Dictionary

syrupy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɪr.ə.pi/
• (Southern-England) audio
• sĭrʹə-pē

Etymology

Etymology tree English syrup Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English syrupy From syrup + -y.

Meanings

1. Having the taste or consistency of syrup.
   • Upon which account ’tis that the Juice of ripe pulpy Apples, as Pippins, Rennetings, &c. that are of a ſyrupy tenacious nature, do detain in them more of the diſperſed particles of the Fruit that by the Preſſure comes out with the Liquor; […] 1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, “Some Observations Relating to Cyder”, in The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], →OCLC, page 594:
2. With syrup.
   • Who doesn’t like crisp, hot, buttery-and-syrupy waffles? 1919 December, The Griswold Mfg. Co., “Winter days arouse the waffle appetite!”, in Edward W[illiam] Bok, editor, The Ladies’ Home Journal, Philadelphia, Pa.: The Curtis Publishing Company, page 174:
   • Cherry dropped into a chair and stared with lip-curling distate at the platter of sausages and their syrupy pancakes on the plates about her. 1926 December 21, Anne Austin, “Saint and Sinner”, in Appleton Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis., page eight, column 4:
   • Beth stabs her fork into a mound of syrupy waffles. 2008, Siobhan Vivian, A Little Friendly Advice, New York, N.Y.: PUSH/Scholastic Inc., →ISBN, page 209:
3. Overly sweet.
4. (figuratively) Overly sentimental.

Forms

Deriveds

syrupiness · syrupily

Relateds

maple-syrupy · cough-syrupy

Synonyms

saccharine · syruped · sweetsome · treacly · bathetic · treacly · twee · nectarous · sugary · sickly sweet · treacly · icky · sweet · kitschy · saccharine · nectarean · kitsch · sappy · sappy · syrupy · mawkish · nectareal · sickly sweet · cheesy · kitschy · maudlin · corny · schmaltzy · soppy · mushy · squishy · nectarine · slushy · overwrought · soupy · drippy · dulcet · sugary · gooey · overemotional · oversentimental · saccharine · hokey

Translations (25)

fi imelä (overly sentimental) · es cursi (overly sentimental) · cy trioglyd (having the taste or consistency or syrup) · it sciropposo (having the taste or consistency or syrup) · pl przesłodzony (overly sweet) · fi siirappinen (overly sweet) · hu szirupos (overly sentimental) · es almibarado (overly sentimental) · es dulzón (overly sentimental) · fi siirappinen (having the taste or consistency or syrup) · fi äitelä (overly sweet) · fi siirappinen (overly sentimental) · gl almibrado (having the taste or consistency or syrup) · fi siirappimainen (having the taste or consistency or syrup) · pl ckliwy (overly sentimental) · de sirupartig (having the taste or consistency or syrup) · ca xaropós (having the taste or consistency or syrup) · hu szirupos (having the taste or consistency or syrup) · fi äitelä (overly sentimental) · fr siropeux (having the taste or consistency or syrup) · es meloso (overly sentimental) · es empalagoso (overly sentimental) · izh änkkelä (overly sweet) · pl syropowy (having the taste or consistency or syrup) · el βαρύς γλυκός (overly sweet)