honied
Like flattering words
Honied is a variant spelling of honeyed.
Something honied is sweet like honey, whether literally or figuratively.
A honied voice is smooth and pleasing.
Honied words are flattering, sometimes deceptively so: His honied promises masked darker intentions.
The spelling with -ied is less common than honeyed but appears in literary contexts.
Coated with shiny finish
- candiedPreserved by sugar-coating
- sugaredCoated with sweetener
- nectarFloral sugar water
- syrupyExcessively sweet or sentimental
golden · drizzled · caramelized · mead · clover · wildflower · manuka · apiary
Charmingly persuasive in speech
- silver-tonguedPersuasively articulate speaker
- ingratiatingSeeking favor through flattery
- sycophanticServilely flattering
- unctuousExcessively and insincerely earnest
fawning · buttery · glib · obsequious · adulatory · cajoling · wheedling · beguiling
glazed
Coated with shiny finish
syrupy · golden · drizzled · caramelized · mead · clover · wildflower · manuka · apiary · beeswax
smooth-talking
Charmingly persuasive in speech
- silver-tonguedPersuasively articulate speaker
- ingratiatingSeeking favor through flattery
- sycophanticServilely flattering
unctuous · fawning · buttery · glib · obsequious · adulatory · cajoling · wheedling · beguiling · coaxing
viscous
Thick and slow-flowing
oozing · thick · drippy · coating · gummy · tacky · drizzle · pourable · runny · crystallized
tender
Soft or sore
fond · devoted · endearing · doting · cherishing · heartfelt · sincere · nurturing · caring · kindhearted