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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

treacly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
trea-cly
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a liquid, thick and sticky.

adj

Consisting of treacle, or cloying, sentimental speech.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From treacle + -ly.

Inflected Forms

treaclier (comparative) treacliest (superlative)

Derived Forms

treacliness

Synonyms

syrupy mushy schmaltzy saccharine bathetic cheesy squishy corny drippy gooey hokey icky

Questions

What does treacly mean?
Of a liquid, thick and sticky.
Where does treacly come from?
From treacle + -ly.

How to pronounce treacly

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