sirupy

[sir-uh-pee, sur-]

adjective

syrupy.

Nearby words

syrupy

or sir·up·y

[sir-uh-pee, sur-]

adjective

having the appearance or quality of syrup; thick or sweet: syrupy coffee.

sentimental or saccharine; mawkish: a syrupy manner; a syrupy poem.

Origin of syrupy

First recorded in 1700–10; syrup + -y¹

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Examples from the Web for sirupy

Any one without a cast-iron head would be "real chippy" next morning after one glass of that sirupy champagne.
From Sea to Sea|Rudyard Kipling
Flavorings so prepared are in the form of a thick, sirupy substance rather than a liquid and are usually sold in a tube.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
You entered a quiet side passage—there they were, exchanging a kiss—one of the long-drawn, deep-siphoned, sirupy kind.
Europe Revised|Irvin S. Cobb
The sugar and water should be boiled about four minutes, or until it begins to be sirupy.
Every Step in Canning|Grace Viall Gray

If medium-thin sirup is desired, boil it about four minutes or until it begins to be sirupy.
Every Step in Canning|Grace Viall Gray

British Dictionary definitions for sirupy

syrupy

adjective

(of a liquid) thick or sweet

cloyingly sentimentala syrupy version of the Blue Danube

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