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syrupy |
Overview of adj syrupy The adj syrupy has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) cloying, saccharine, syrupy, treacly -- (overly sweet) 2. syrupy, viscous -- (having a relatively high resistance to flow) 3. honeyed, honied, syrupy -- (with honey added) Antonyms of adj syrupy 3 senses of syrupy Sense 1 cloying, saccharine, syrupy, treacly INDIRECT (VIA sweet) -> sour Sense 2 syrupy, viscous INDIRECT (VIA thick) -> thin Sense 3 honeyed, honied, syrupy INDIRECT (VIA sugary) -> sugarless, nonsweet Similarity of adj syrupy 3 senses of syrupy Sense 1 cloying, saccharine, syrupy, treacly => sweet (vs. sour) Sense 2 syrupy, viscous => thick (vs. thin) Sense 3 honeyed, honied, syrupy => sugary (vs. sugarless) Attributes of adj syrupy Familiarity of adj syrupy syrupy used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj syrupy syrupy Overview of adj syrupy The adj syrupy has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) cloying, saccharine, syrupy, treacly -- (overly sweet) 2. syrupy, viscous -- (having a relatively high resistance to flow) 3. honeyed, honied, syrupy -- (with honey added)
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