sirupy

sir·up·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sir-uh-pee, sur-]
- /ˈsɪr ə pi, ˈsɜr-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sir-uh-pee, sur-]
- /ˈsɪr ə pi, ˈsɜr-/

Definitions of sirupy word

adjective sirupy having the appearance or quality of syrup; thick or sweet: syrupy coffee. 1
adjective sirupy sentimental or saccharine; mawkish: a syrupy manner; a syrupy poem. 1

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Origin of sirupy

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10; syrup + -y1

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Parts of speech for Sirupy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sirupy

sirupy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

sirupy usage trend in Literature

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