- a variation of syrupy.
sirupy
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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He ate spaghetti with Italians, drank tea with Chinese, sipped sirupy coffee with Syrians.
From Time Magazine Archive
The rest comes out as a waste sulphite liquor,* a sirupy fluid.
From Time Magazine Archive
B.—The bruised hemlock seed is treated in a vacuum extractor with water acidulated with acetic acid, and the extract evaporated in vacuo to a sirupy consistence.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 by Various
Flavorings so prepared are in the form of a thick, sirupy substance rather than a liquid and are usually sold in a tube.
From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
The sugar and water should be boiled about four minutes, or until it begins to be sirupy.
From Every Step in Canning by Gray, Grace Viall
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