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English Dictionary: honeyed by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
honeyed
adj
  1. with honey added
    Synonym(s): honeyed, honied, syrupy
  2. pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello"
    Synonym(s): dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Honeyed \Hon"eyed\, a.
      1. Covered with honey.
  
      2. Sweet, as, honeyed words. --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Honey \Hon"ey\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Honeyed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Honeying}.]
      To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use
      endearments; also, to be or become obsequiously courteous or
      complimentary; to fawn. [bd]Honeying and making love.[b8]
      --Shak.
  
               Rough to common men, But honey at the whisper of a
               lord.                                                      --Tennyson.
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