treacly

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treacly

adjective treaclier · treacliest

Of a liquid, thick and sticky.
Similar: syrupy
Consisting of treacle, or cloying, sentimental speech. Some call the subgenre “alternative Christmas,” as it’s a subgenre of Christmas movies that tend to eschew the saccharine good times most frequently promised by treacly holiday fare in favor of violent action, horror or gore.
Similar: mushy, schmaltzy, saccharine, syrupy, bathetic, cheesy, squishy, corny, drippy, gooey, hokey, icky

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@misc{treacly_2026,
  title = {treacly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/treacly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}