süßlich

  1. sweetish (slightly sweet)
  2. unpleasantly sweet
  3. (figuratively) treacly, cloying, mawkish, cheesy (overly obliging or sentimental)

Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German süezlich, suozlich, sūzlich, from Old High German suozlīh, swuozlīh, equivalent to süß (“sweet”) + -lich. Cognate with Dutch zoetelijk (“mawkish; sentimental”), Middle English swetly, sweetly (“pleasant; lovely”, adjective).

gefühlsduselig

zuckerig

sirupähnlich

zu süß

sirupartig

übersüß

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