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    treacly
    /ˈtriːkəli/

    adjective

    • 1. resembling treacle in consistency, taste, or appearance: "a treacly black fuel"
    • 2. excessively sentimental: "treacly melodramas"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › treaclyTreacly Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Treacly means resembling treacle, a thick and sticky syrup made from sugar cane. Learn more about the word history, examples, and synonyms of treacly from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTREACLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Treacly means dark and sticky, like treacle, or too pleasant or kind, or expressing feelings of love in a false way. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms and translations.

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    Treacly definition: sentimental in a contrived or unrestrained way. See examples of TREACLY used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTREACLY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    TREACLY meaning: 1. dark and sticky, like treacle: 2. too pleasant or kind, or expressing feelings of love in a…. Learn more.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › treaclyTreacly - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    treacly. Use the adjective treacly to describe something that has a sticky, sweet flavor. Your dad's chocolate pecan pie might be a little too treacly for your taste. Something that's way too sugary is treacly.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › treaclyTreacly - definition of treacly by The Free Dictionary

    Treacly means cloyingly sweet or sentimental, like treacle or molasses. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of this adjective in English and other languages.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtreacly adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Treacly means like treacle, a sticky brown liquid. It can also describe music that expresses love in a false or exaggerated way. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures and sentences.