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sugariness

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sug⋅ar⋅y

  [shoog-uh-ree]
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–adjective
1. of, containing, or resembling sugar.
2. sweet; excessively sweet.
3. honeyed; cloying; deceitfully agreeable: sugary words of greeting.
Origin:
1585–95; sugar + -y 1

Related forms:
sug⋅ar⋅i⋅ness, noun
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sug·ar·y   (shŏŏg'ə-rē)   
adj.   sug·ar·i·er, sug·ar·i·est

  1. Characterized by or containing sugar: sugary foods.

  2. Tasting or looking like sugar.

  3. Excessively or cloyingly sweet: sugary compliments; a sugary smile.

sug'ar·i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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