Definition of sugar candy
1
:hard candy made from pure sugar
2
:something sweet or pleasant
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Origin and Etymology of sugar candy
Middle English sugre candy
sugar-candy
adjective
Definition of sugar-candy
:deliciously and usually cloyingly sweet
- sugar-candy novels
- —Irish Statesman
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Origin and Etymology of sugar-candy
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