Sugary

  • 1Sugary — Sug ar*y, a. 1. Resembling or containing sugar; tasting of sugar; sweet. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Fond of sugar or sweet things; as, a sugary palate. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2sugary — index nectarous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 3sugary — 1590s, from SUGAR (Cf. sugar) + Y (Cf. y) (2) …

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  • 4sugary — ► ADJECTIVE 1) containing much sugar. 2) coated in sugar. 3) excessively sentimental …

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  • 5sugary — [shoog′ər ē] adj. 1. of, like, or containing sugar; sweet, granular, etc. 2. cloyingly or mawkishly sweet or sentimental sugariness n …

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  • 6sugary — [[t]ʃ ʊgəri[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Sugary food or drink contains a lot of sugar. Sugary canned drinks rot your teeth. ...sugary tea. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you describe a film or piece of music as sugary, you mean that… …

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  • 7sugary — sug|ar|y [ˈʃugəri] adj 1.) containing sugar or tasting like sugar ▪ sugary foods 2.) language, emotions etc that are sugary are too nice and seem insincere ▪ She said goodbye in a sickeningly sugary tone …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8sugary — sug|ar|y [ ʃugəri ] adjective 1. ) tasting sweet from sugar: The iced tea is too sugary. 2. ) sugary talk or behavior is intended to please people but is not sincere: Don t be taken in by his sugary compliments …

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  • 9sugary — adjective 1 containing sugar or tasting like sugar: sugary snacks 2 language, emotions etc that are sugary are too nice and seem insincere: songs full of sugary sentiments about love …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10sugary — adjective 1) sugary snacks Syn: sweet, sugared, sugar coated, candied Ant: sour 2) sugary romance Syn: sentimental, mawkish, cloying, sickly (sweet) …

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