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syrupy
CIDE DICTIONARY
syrupy, a.
Like sirup, or partaking of its qualities. Mortimer. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
syrupy
adhesive, ambrosial, amylaceous, bittersweet, candied, clabbered, clammy, clotted, coagulated, curdled, doughy, drippy, gaumy, gelatinous, glairy, gluelike, gluey, glutenous, glutinose, glutinous, gooey, grumous, gumbo, gumbolike, gumlike, gummous, gummy, heavy, honeyed, honeysweet, inspissated, jelled, jellied, jellylike, maudlin, melliferous, mellifluent, mellifluous, moist, mucilaginous, mushy, nectareous, nectarous, pasty, ropy, sacchariferous, sappy, slabby, slimy, slithery, slushy, sour-sweet, starchy, sticky, stodgy, stringy, sugarcoated, sugared, sugarsweet, sugary, sweet, sweet and pungent, sweet and sour, sweet as sugar, sweetened, sweetish, tacky, tenacious, thick, thickened, tough, tremelloid, tremellose, viscid, viscose, viscousFor further exploring for "syrupy" in Webster Dictionary Online