sugary

sug·ary

adj \ˈshu̇-g(ə-)rē\

Definition of SUGARY

1

a : exaggeratedly sweet : honeyed <his sugary deprecating voice — D. H. Lawrence> b : cloyingly sweet : sentimental

2

: containing, resembling, or tasting of sugar

Examples of SUGARY

1. <writes sugary lyrics for singers of country music>

First Known Use of SUGARY

1591

Related to SUGARY

Synonyms: chocolate-box, cloying, drippy, fruity, gooey, lovey-dovey, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, novelettish, saccharine, sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, slushy, soppy, soupy, spoony (or spooney), sticky, sugarcoated, corny, wet

Antonyms: unsentimental

Related Words: dreamy, misty-eyed, moonstruck, moony, nostalgic, starry-eyed; feel-good, fuzzy; melodramatic, soap-operatic, soapy, sudsy; flat, insipid, soft-boiled, tasteless, vapid, watery; cutesy, twee [chiefly British]

Near Antonyms: unadulterated, unvarnished; antisentimental, cynical, hard-boiled, hard-edged, hardheaded

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