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syrupy Definition

syr·upy (sʉrə pē, sir-)

adjective

  1. resembling syrup in some way
  2. overly sentimental; cloyingly sweet, as in tone or manner

syrupy Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • consistency: Add enough of the reserved stock to form a syrupy consistency.
  • sweetness: On the palate it is quite spicy with syrupy sweetness.
  • liquid: This is a syrupy liquid which you can buy cheaply from your local chemist.
  • sauce: Pineapple upside down cake - so long as it's in a syrupy sauce.
  • taste: This is a big, complex whiskey with a syrupy taste.
  • solution: Fructose without other additives, was proposed by Lillie as a concentrated syrupy solution useful as an aqueous mountant.

Modifying Another Word

  • very: The Treacle Pudding with Vanilla Sauce ( £ 3.95 ), was moist and very syrupy!
  • almost: It is a big classy wine with an almost syrupy texture.
  • rather: Mine found the text a bit wearisome; I found it rather syrupy.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: Allow them to bubble away for about eight minutes when the stock will have become syrupy.

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