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syr·up·y

also sir·up·y (sĭr′ə-pē, sûr′-)

adj.

1. Resembling syrup in taste or consistency.

2. Cloyingly sweet or sentimental.

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syrupy

(ˈsɪrəpɪ)

adj

1. (Cookery) (of a liquid) thick or sweet

2. cloyingly sentimental: a syrupy version of 'The Blue Danube'.

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syr•up•y

(ˈsɪr ə pi, ˈsɜr-)

adj.

1. having the appearance or quality of syrup; thick or sweet.

2. sentimental or saccharine.

[1700–10]

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Adj.	1.	syrupy - overly sweet cloying, saccharine, treacly sweet - having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
	2.	syrupy - having a relatively high resistance to flow viscous thick - relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog"
	3.	syrupy - with honey added honeyed, honied sugary - containing sugar; "he eats too much sugary food"

syrupy

adjective romantic, emotional, sloppy (informal), touching, tender, pathetic, sentimental, nostalgic, tearful, corny (slang), cheesy (informal), mushy (informal), maudlin, simpering, weepy (informal), slushy (informal), mawkish, tear-jerking (informal), drippy (informal), schmaltzy (slang), icky (informal), gushy (informal), soft-hearted, overemotional, dewy-eyed, three-hankie (informal) this syrupy film version of Conroy's novel

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Translations

شَرابي، مُتَعَلِّق بالشَّراب

sirupovitý

sirupartig

sirupeux

szirupos

sírópskenndur

sciropposo

sirupsaktig sirupssøt

sirupovitý

şurup gibi

糖浆的

syrupy

[ˈsɪrəpɪ] ADJ

1. → parecido a jarabe, espeso como jarabe

2. (fig) → sensiblero, almibarado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

syrupy

[ˈsɪrəpi] adj → sirupeux/euse

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

syrupy

, (US also) sirupy

adj → sirupartig, sirupähnlich; (pej) smile, voice → zucker- or honigsüß; (= sentimental) voice, song → schmalzig

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

syrupy

[ˈsɪrəpɪ] adj (also) (fig) → sciropposo/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

syrup

(ˈsirəp) , ((American) ˈsə:-) noun

1. water or the juice of fruits boiled with sugar and made thick and sticky.

2. a purified form of treacle.

ˈsyrupy adjective

of, or like, syrup.

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A SUMMER Pudding is made by stewing soft fruit together in a pot with sugar until the mixture goes soft and syrupy. Next, cut the crust off sliced white bread and place in a pudding bowl with the bread slightly overlapping.

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Cook gently for 1-2 minutes until fruits are soft and juices syrupy. Stir in pecans.