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SYRUPY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does syrupy mean?
• SYRUPY (adjective)
The adjective SYRUPY has 3 senses:
1. overly sweet
2. having a relatively high resistance to flow
3. with honey added
Familiarity information: SYRUPY used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Overly sweet
Synonyms:
cloying; saccharine; syrupy; treacly
Similar:
sweet (having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having a relatively high resistance to flow
Synonyms:
syrupy; viscous
Similar:
thick (relatively dense in consistency)
Sense 3
Meaning:
With honey added
Synonyms:
Similar:
sugary (containing sugar)
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