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sirupy

sirupy adjective: dated spelling of syrupy.

Adjective

sirupy (comparative sirupier, superlative sirupiest)

  1. Dated spelling of syrupy.
    • It played The Rosary, done as a solo on the cornet; and over and over again it sang, with the thickest, sirupiest sentiment that John McCormack at his best is capable of, […]1916, Henry Kitchell Webster, “Friends”, in The Real Adventure: A Novel, Indianapolis, Ind.: Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC, page 523

Forms of sirupy

comparativesirupier
superlativesirupiest

Origin of sirupy

From sirup + -y.

Questions about sirupy

What does sirupy mean?
Sirupy means dated spelling of syrupy.
What part of speech is sirupy?
Sirupy is an adjective.

Words near sirupy in the dictionary

  1. sirupers
  2. sirupier
  3. sirupiest
  4. siruping
  5. sirups
  6. sirupy
  7. SIRV
  8. SIRVA
  9. sirvente
  10. sirventes
  11. sirwal

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