syrupy

English

Etymology

syrup +‎ -y

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɪr.ə.pi/
Audio (RP) (file)
enPR: sĭrʹə-pē
Rhymes: -ɪrəpi
Hyphenation US: syr‧u‧py, UK: syr‧up‧y

Adjective

syrupy (comparative syrupier, superlative syrupiest)

Having the taste or consistency of syrup.
Overly sweet.
(figuratively) Overly sentimental.

Translations

having the taste or consistency or syrup

Catalan: xaropós
Finnish: siirappinen, siirappimainen
French: siropeux (fr)
Galician: almibrado (gl)
Hungarian: szirupos (hu)
Italian: sciropposo (it)

overly sweet

Finnish: äitelä (fi), siirappinen
Greek: βαρύς γλυκός (varýs glykós)

overly sentimental

Finnish: siirappinen, äitelä (fi), imelä (fi)
Hungarian: szirupos (hu)
Spanish: meloso, empalagoso (es), almibarado (es), dulzón (es), cursi (es)

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French: ^{(please verify)} siropeux (fr)
Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 甘ったるい (あまったるい, amattarui)
Swedish: ^{(please verify)} sliskig

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