Treacly (Adjective)
Meaning
Overly sweet.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The treacly voice of the singer was more annoying than soothing to the audience's ears.
- Her overly sentimental and treacly posts on social media often drew criticism from her followers.
- The movie's treacly ending, complete with a happy couple riding off into the sunset, felt like a cliché.
- The treacly language used in the company's advertisement was so sugary that it became hard to take seriously.
- The singer's treacly ballad, though popular among some fans, was panned by critics for its excessive sentimentality.