treacly

trea·cle

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tree-kuh l]
- /ˈtri kəl/
- /ˈtriː.kəl.i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tree-kuh l]
- /ˈtri kəl/

Definitions of treacly word

noun treacly contrived or unrestrained sentimentality: a movie plot of the most shameless treacle. 1
noun treacly British. molasses, especially that which is drained from the vats used in sugar refining. Also called golden syrup. a mild mixture of molasses, corn syrup, etc., used in cooking or as a table syrup. 1
noun treacly Pharmacology Obsolete. any of various medicinal compounds, formerly used as antidotes for poison. 1
adjective treacly syrupy 1
adjective treacly cloying, sentimental 1

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Origin of treacly

First appearance:

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

1275-1325; Middle English, variant of triacle antidote < Middle French, Old French < Latin thēriaca < Greek thēriakḗ, noun use of feminine of thēriakós concerning wild beasts, equivalent to thērí(on) wild beast (thḗr wild beast + -ion diminutive suffix) + -akos -ac

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Parts of speech for Treacly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Treacly

treacly popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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