syrupy
Syllables: syr·u·py/ˈsɪr.ə.pi/
syrupy adjective: having the taste or consistency of syrup.
Adjective
syrupy (comparative syrupier, superlative syrupiest)
- 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...
- Synonyms:
- treacly
- 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
- Synonyms:
- syruped
- Overly sweet.
- Synonyms:
- saccharine, sickly sweet, sugary, dulcet, nectareal, nectarean, nectarine, nectarous, sappy, sweet
- Overly sentimental.
syrupy meaning in Tamil and Malayalam
syrupy in Tamil
- பாகு போன்ற
syrupy in Malayalam
- sugary, oversweet, sweet
- സിറപ്പുപോലുള്ള, മധുരക്കുഴമ്പുപോലുള്ള, സർബത്തുപോലുള്ള, മധുദ്രവമിശ്രിതമായ, മധുരമുള്ള, മധുരിക്കുന്ന
- mawkish, sentimental, cloying
- മധുരിക്കുന്ന, മധുരഗുണമുള്ള, അതിഭാവുകതയുള്ള, മധുരവികാരങ്ങൾ ഉണർത്തുന്ന, വികാരതാരളമായ, അതിഭാവുകപ്രവണതയുള്ള
Examples of syrupy in a sentence
- The email was so syrupy and overblown that it read like pure glurge.
- Boil the mixture down to a syrupy consistency.
- When the scent was replaced by the maple syrupy smell of old paper, I opened my eyes.
Synonyms of syrupy
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Forms of syrupy
| comparative | syrupier |
|---|---|
| superlative | syrupiest |
| alternative form (dated) | sirupy |
Origin of syrupy
From syrup + -y.
Words formed from syrupy
Phrases with syrupy
Questions about syrupy
- What does syrupy mean?
- Syrupy means having the taste or consistency of syrup.
- What is syrupy in Tamil?
- Syrupy in Tamil is பாகு போன்ற. See Syrupy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is syrupy?
- Syrupy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce syrupy?
- Syrupy is pronounced /ˈsɪr.ə.pi/.
Words near syrupy in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: syrupy (page history and authors); syrupy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); syrupy (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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