Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cough-syrupy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: cough-syrupy
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of cough syrup.

Example Sentences

"Cayenne hated the cough-syrupy taste of liqueur, but because she was nervous, she drank it."
"The sweet reek and disgusting, cough-syrupy taste of the local plum brandy, raffia or something."
"With its catchy name, addictive cough-syrupy taste (gentian root and wintergreen drove the flavor), chipper orange-and-blue logo, and kicky slogan and jingle ("Make Mine a Moxie!"), it became the nation's most popular beverage in the early 20th century."

Etymology

From cough syrup + -y.

Inflected Forms

more cough-syrupy (comparative) most cough-syrupy (superlative)

Questions

What does cough-syrupy mean?: Resembling or characteristic of cough syrup.
Where does cough-syrupy come from?: From cough syrup + -y.

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