trea´cli|ness

trea|cly «TREE klee», adjective.

1. sweet or sticky like treacle: »

“Open your mouth,” she said pouring out the treacly liquid (Punch).

2. Figurative. excessively sweet or sentimental; sugared; honeyed: »

Mrs. Snow has written a pleasant, better than usual, not too treacly life of the man (Scientific American).

–trea´cli|ness, noun.