maple-syrupy
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
With maple syrup.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of maple syrup.
Example Sentences
- "While hibernating, Little Bear spent most of his time dreaming about huge, fluffy, buttery, maple-syrupy pancakes."
- "It is time, after I take a long, hot shower then drench my taste buds with some maple-syrupy pancakes (Dennis has filled them with bananas, my favorite) to hear about Jackie’s evening."
- "He was slathered head-to-toe in maple syrup. […] “[…] When Loudmouth over there”—a maple-syrupy forefinger jabbed in my direction—“woke me up, I pushed the door wider to go outside and investigate.[…]”"
- "Another way to astound your friends these days, Blake says, is to import your own freshly-smoked salmon from Nova Scotia. If your friends are Jewish, don’t expect them to be too terribly impressed. It may look like lox but it ain’t (it’s saltier and has a maple-syrupy taste)."
- "The most common indication of maple syrup urine disease is a characteristic odor, a distinctive maple-syrupy odor of the urine and perspiration."
- "Another reader also touted the bacon, saying “the bacon was incredible—sort of a maple-syrupy taste—and the potatoes were spicy with caramelized onions.”"
Etymology
From maple syrup + -y.