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Definition of Treacly
1. Adjective. Overly sweet.
Similar to: Sweet
Derivative terms: Saccharinity, Treacle, Treacle
Definition of Treacly
1. a. Like, or composed of, treacle.
Definition of Treacly
1. Adjective. (context: of a liquid) thick and sticky ¹
2. Adjective. consisting of treacle, or cloying sentimental speech ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Treacly
1. cloyingly sweet and sentimental [adj -CLIER, -CLIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Treacly
Literary usage of Treacly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the Obstetrical Society of London: Vol. I-XLIX, for the Year by Obstetrical Society of London (1881)
"A very large quantity of the treacly matter poured out, about 10 oz. The finger
was then passed into the cavity of the uterus, dilating the opening still ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"As thus prepared it haa the consistence of a thin treacly extract, and Is called
boiled or prepared opium. In this state It is largely exported from China ..."
3. The Medical News (1881)
"About ten ounces of treacly matter esca]>ed ; several ounces of treacly fluid
were afterwards expelled, and the same evening the dressings were soaked with ..."
4. A Handbook of the Practice of Forensic Medicine: Based Upon Personal Experience by Johann Ludwig Casper, George William Balfour (1861)
"The lateral ventricles contained treacly blood, and the cerebellum was also ...
of dark, treacly blood. The thymus gland was still one inch and a-half long ..."
5. The Playbook of Metals: Including Personal Narratives of Visits to Coal by John Henry Pepper (1861)
"... thus gives his experience of two post-mortem examinations :—' In each case
the black treacly fluid obtained by thus cutting the various portions of the ..."
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