honeyed

adj — 3 senses

honeyed

adj

/ˈhʌnid/

Etymology From Middle English honyed; equivalent to honey + -ed.

1

Sweetened, with, or as if with, honey.

  • There were no honeyed words from Dr. Beeching to mollify Scottish feeling on rail service closures during his one-day visit in May.1964 July, “News and Comment: Dr. B. beards Scots in their lair”, in Modern Railways, page 15:
2

Sugary, syrupy.

3

Dulcet or mellifluous.

Derived terms
honeyedly, honeyedness, unhoneyed

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