sirupy

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adjective

Dated spelling of syrupy.

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Meanings

adjectivesirupy (comparative sirupier, superlative sirupiest)

comparative sirupier · superlative sirupiest

  1. Dated spelling of syrupy.

    It played The Rosary, done as a solo on the cornet; and over and over again it sang, with the thickest, sirupiest sentiment that John McCormack at his best is capable of, […]

    1916, Henry Kitchell Webster, “Friends”, in The Real Adventure: A Novel, Indianapolis, Ind.: Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC, page 523

Origin

From sirup + -y.

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APA

sirupy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sirupy

MLA

“sirupy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sirupy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sirupy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sirupy.

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