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sugary

[ shoog-uh-ree ]

adjective

  1. of, containing, or resembling sugar.
  2. sweet; excessively sweet.
  3. honeyed; cloying; deceitfully agreeable:

    sugary words of greeting.



sugary

/ ˈʃʊɡərɪ /

adjective

  1. of, like, or containing sugar
  2. containing too much sugar; excessively sweet
  3. deceptively pleasant; insincere


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Derived Forms

  • ˈsugariness, noun

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Other Words From

  • sugar·i·ness noun
  • un·sugar·y adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sugary1

First recorded in 1585–95; sugar + -y 1

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Example Sentences

We pass laws to protect children from fatty foods and sugary drinks.

Children now get less of their calories from sugary beverages.

Quit sugary soft drinks and alcohol, or at least have a month off.

In the modern world of organic food and low carb diets, consuming sugary snacks invariably evokes deep shame and guilt.

Finally, a dance song dominates the summer but manages to forgo sugary pop confection.

It will not read unless it is tempted by the sugary sweetness of the romantic interest.

Isnt it realer than painting pretty pictures—simpering, sugary women—the same old thing again and again?

He let the wine slip very slowly over his tongue, that he might feel the little sugary sting of the fixed air as it evaporated.

In the event of its being boiled too long, the icing will have to be applied quickly, for it is likely to become sugary.

We have a beautiful sugary white cake, and I am going to make a little American flag to stand up in the middle of it.

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