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Treacly
Meaning
Adj
●
thick and sticky
●
consisting of
treacle
, or
cloying
sentimental
speech
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Origin
treacly
English
-ly
English
-lice
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-ly
Middle English (1100-1500)
treacle
English
triacle
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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Etym
Related
Mawkish
Saccharine
Schmaltzy
Cloying
Maudlin
Sappy
Overwrought
Syrupy
Cliched
Melodramatic
Hackneyed
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