honeyed

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhʌnid/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

honeyed (comparative more honeyed, superlative most honeyed)

  1. 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.
  2. Sugary, syrupy.
  3. Dulcet or mellifluous.

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Verb

honeyed

  1. simple past and past participle of honey

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