honeyed
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English honyed; equivalent to honey + -ed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhʌnid/
Adjective
honeyed (comparative more honeyed, superlative most honeyed)
- Sweetened, with, or as if with, honey.
- 1964 July, “News and Comment: Dr. B. beards Scots in their lair”, in Modern Railways, page 15:
- There were no honeyed words from Dr. Beeching to mollify Scottish feeling on rail service closures during his one-day visit in May.
- Sugary, syrupy.
- Dulcet or mellifluous.
Translations
containing honey
References
- “honeyed”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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