in a syrupy voice

  • 21fruity — fruit•y [[t]ˈfru ti[/t]] adj. fruit•i•er, fruit•i•est 1) resembling fruit; having the taste or smell of fruit 2) rich in flavor; pungent 3) (of wine) having a grapelike taste 4) excessively sweet or mellifluous; cloying; syrupy: fruity prose; a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 22saccharine — [sak′ərin΄, sak′ərīn΄] adj. [ SACCHAR + INE1] 1. of, having the nature of, containing, or producing sugar ☆ 2. too sweet or syrupy [a saccharine voice] n. ☆ SACCHARIN saccharinely adv. saccharinity [sak΄ərin′ə tē] …

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