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TREACLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does treacly mean? 

TREACLY (adjective)
  The adjective TREACLY has 1 sense:

1. overly sweetplay

  Familiarity information: TREACLY used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TREACLY (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Overly sweet

Synonyms:

cloying; saccharine; syrupy; treacly

Similar:

sweet (having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar)

Derivation:

treacle (writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental)

treacle (a pale cane syrup)


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