Treacly

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a liquid, thick and sticky.
  2. 2
    Consisting of treacle, or cloying, sentimental speech.

    "Some call the subgenre “alternative Christmas,” as it’s a subgenre of Christmas movies that tend to eschew the saccharine good times most frequently promised by treacly holiday fare in favor of violent action, horror or gore."

Adjective
  1. 1
    overly sweet wordnet

Synonyms

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cloyinggooeymawkishsaccharinesaccharinesickly sweet

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"Some call the subgenre “alternative Christmas,” as it’s a subgenre of Christmas movies that tend to eschew the saccharine good times most frequently promised by treacly holiday fare in favor of violent action, horror or gore."

Etymology

From treacle + -ly.

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