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syrupy

 
Dictionary: syr·up·y  sir·up·y (sĭr'ə-pē, sûr'-) pronunciation
also adj.
  1. Resembling syrup in taste or consistency.
  2. Cloyingly sweet or sentimental.

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: overly sweet
  Synonyms: cloying, saccharine, treacly

Meaning #2: having a relatively high resistance to flow
  Synonym: viscous

Meaning #3: with honey added
  Synonyms: honeyed, honied


Translations: Syrupy
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sirupsagtig, klæbrig, sukkersød, vammel, oversød

Nederlands (Dutch)
stroperig

Français (French)
adj. - sirupeux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - sirupähnlich, zuckersüß

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σιροπώδης, (μτφ.) παχύρρευστος, κολλώδης, (καθομ.) λιγωτικός, γλυκερός

Italiano (Italian)
sciropposo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - como xarope

Русский (Russian)
подобный сиропу, липкий, густой, слащавый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - viscoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sirapsaktig, siraps-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
糖浆似的, 像糖浆的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 糖漿似的, 像糖漿的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 시럽상태의, 끈적끈적한, 감상적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - シロップの, ねばねばした

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شرابي شديد الحلاوة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתוק, סירופי, מתקתק (התנהגות)‬


 
 

 

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