🍬treacly

adjective
/ˈtriːkli/

Meaning

Excessively sweet or sentimental, like treacle.

Example Sentences

The movie was too treacly for my taste.

Synonyms

syrupy, saccharine, cloying, sentimental

Antonyms

bitter, harsh, realistic

Collocations

treacly tone, treacly music, treacly sentiment, treacly writing

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