saccharine
adjective
                                                                                                                            
                                                            sac·cha·rine
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˈsa-k(ə-)rən  -kə-ˌrēn
                                                                                                                                  -kə-ˌrēn  -kə-ˌrīn
                                                                                                                                  -kə-ˌrīn  
                                                      
                                                          
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        a
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar                                      
              
                             
saccharine taste
                         
                
                    
        b
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : yielding or containing sugar                                      
              
                             
saccharine vegetables
                         
                
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                                                      : overly or sickishly sweet                                      
              
                             
saccharine flavor
                         
                
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                                                      : ingratiatingly or affectedly agreeable or friendly                                      
                
                    
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                                                      : overly sentimental : mawkish                                      
              
                             
a saccharine love story
                         
                
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  Merriam-Webster unabridged




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