treacly

== English == === Etymology === From treacle +‎ -ly. === Adjective === treacly (comparative treaclier, superlative treacliest) Of a liquid, thick and sticky. Consisting of treacle, or cloying, sentimental speech. 2016, Witney Seibold, The Sublime Satire of Gremlins 2: The New Batch, in: the New Beverly Cinema Blog, December 22, 2016 Some call the subgenre “alternative Christmas,” as it’s a subgenre of Christmas movies that tend to eschew the saccharine good times most frequently promised by treacly holiday fare in favor of violent action, horror or gore. === Anagrams === clarety