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treacly::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cloying, saccharine, syrupy |
| Derivation | treacle |
Examples of treacly
treacly
Green's vocal is equally sweet but subtle, never veering into treacly territory.
From the chron.com
A good thick treacly stout, like Old Peculiar, brewed in Masham, North Yorkshire.
From the guardian.co.uk
So throw away the treacly cards and the candy and forget about the jewelry store.
From the newsweek.com
At times, it's treacly with emotion but persevere for the anecdotes and questions.
From the newscientist.com
Acts are rising from the crop of treacly tunes that made children's music infamous.
From the newsobserver.com
I love the idea of Virginia Woolf but I found her writing quite treacly and boring.
From the psychcentral.com
Still, the silly and erratic plot bounces back and forth between screechy and treacly.
From the newsobserver.com
But it really is a treacly slice of sentimental social-realism, bordering on self-parody.
From the guardian.co.uk
The pieces run several gamuts, from treacly biography to acid modernism.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Cloying: overly sweet
- Thick and sticky; consisting of treacle, or cloying sentimental speech
