cough-syrupy

adj

Etymology

From cough syrup + -y.

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of cough syrup.

    • Cayenne hated the cough-syrupy taste of liqueur, but because she was nervous, she drank it.
    • The sweet reek and disgusting, cough-syrupy taste of the local plum brandy, raffia or something.

The neighborhood

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