syrupy
/ˈsɪr.ə.pi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Having the taste or consistency of syrup.
adj
With syrup.
adj
Example Sentences
- "Upon which account ’tis that the Juice of ripe pulpy Apples, as Pippins, Rennetings, &c. that are of a ſyrupy tenacious nature, do detain in them more of the diſperſed particles of the Fruit that by the Preſſure comes out with the Liquor; […]"
- "Who doesn’t like crisp, hot, buttery-and-syrupy waffles?"
- "Cherry dropped into a chair and stared with lip-curling distate at the platter of sausages and their syrupy pancakes on the plates about her."
- "Beth stabs her fork into a mound of syrupy waffles."
Etymology
Etymology tree English syrup Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English syrupy From syrup + -y.