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treacly

treacly adjective: of a liquid, thick and sticky.

Adjective

treacly (comparative treaclier, superlative treacliest)

  1. Of a liquid, thick and sticky.
    Synonyms:
    syrupy
  2. Consisting of treacle, or cloying, sentimental speech.
    • Some call the subgenre “alternative Christmas,” as it’s a subgenre of Christmas movies that tend to eschew the saccharine good times most frequently promised by treacly holiday fare in favor of violent action, horror or gore.2016 December 22, Witney Seibold, “The Sublime Satire of Gremlins 2: The New Batch”, in New Beverly Cinema Blog

Synonyms of treacly

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Forms of treacly

comparativetreaclier
superlativetreacliest

Origin of treacly

From treacle + -ly.

Words formed from treacly

Questions about treacly

What does treacly mean?
Treacly means of a liquid, thick and sticky.
What part of speech is treacly?
Treacly is an adjective.

Words near treacly in the dictionary

  1. treacley
  2. treaclier
  3. treacliest
  4. treacliness
  5. treacling
  6. treacly
  7. Treacy
  8. Treacys
  9. tread
  10. tread a measure
  11. tread carefully

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