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    trea·cly
    /ˈtrēk(ə)lē/

    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. www.dictionary.com › browse › treaclyTREACLY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

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

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

  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

    Something that's way too sugary is treacly. Your little brother might love treats like fudge and caramels and syrupy soft drinks that just taste treacly to you. You can also use the word in a more figurative way, to talk about overly sweet talk or behavior, like the treacly language on a sentimental greeting card.

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

    Treacly means like treacle, a sticky brown liquid. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and expressions with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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

    Define treacly. treacly synonyms, treacly pronunciation, treacly translation, English dictionary definition of treacly. adj. Cloyingly sweet or sentimental. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.