syrupy

English

Etymology

syrup +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪr.ə.pi/

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• enPR: sĭrʹə-pē
• Rhymes: -ɪrəpi
• Hyphenation US: syr‧u‧py, UK: syr‧up‧y

Adjective

syrupy (comparative syrupier, superlative syrupiest)

1. Having the taste or consistency of syrup.
2. Overly sweet.
3. (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