treacly

• Qualifie quelque chose d'excessivement sentimental ou mièvre, souvent sirupeux, écoeurant ou fade.

Describes something that is excessively sentimental or sweet, often in a cloying or insincere way.

1. Overly sweetB2informal

   Having an excessively sweet taste or flavor, often cloying.

   d'une douceur écoeurante

   • The dessert was too treacly for my liking.
   • She found the treacly syrup overwhelming.
   • The cake had a treacly sweetness that lingered.

   Synonymescloyinghoneyedsaccharinesugarysyrupy

   Antonymesbittersourtartunsweetened

2. Sentimental or mawkishC1informal

   Excessively sentimental or emotional in a way that seems insincere or cloying.

   d'une sentimentalité mièvre

   • The movie's treacly ending made me cringe.
   • His treacly compliments felt forced and fake.
   • The speech was full of treacly platitudes.

   Synonymescloyingcornygooeymaudlinmawkishmushysaccharineschmaltzysentimentalslushysoppysyrupy

   Antonymesastringentcausticdrymatter-of-factsharpunemotionalunsentimental