- a variation of syrupy.
sirupy
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The rest comes out as a waste sulphite liquor,* a sirupy fluid.
From Time Magazine Archive
He ate spaghetti with Italians, drank tea with Chinese, sipped sirupy coffee with Syrians.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pure hydrogen dioxide is a colorless sirupy liquid having a density of 1.49.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
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
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
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