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comparative treaclier, superlative treacliest
(of a liquid) thick and sticky examples
consisting of treacle, or cloying sentimental speech quotations examples
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.
2016, Witney Seibold, The Sublime Satire of Gremlins 2: The New Batch, in: the New Beverly Cinema Blog, December 22, 2016