sugary
adjective
sug·ary
ˈshu̇-g(ə-)rē 
1
a
: exaggeratedly sweet : honeyed
his sugary deprecating voice—
D. H. Lawrence
D. H. Lawrence
b
: cloyingly sweet : sentimental
2
: containing, resembling, or tasting of sugar
Examples of sugary in a Sentence
writes sugary lyrics for singers of country music
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Elementary school students spent more time in front of the TV than in school, viewing thousands of commercials for sugary cereals, candies and fast foods every year.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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How diet and sugary beverages affect the liver The study followed nearly 124,000 people without liver disease participating in the UK Biobank, a large biomedical research study that follows people in the United Kingdom.
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—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
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Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Swapping sugary or diet soda for water was shown to reduce liver disease risk by as much as 15%, while substitution between the two types of beverages offered no risk reduction.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
How diet and sugary beverages affect the liver The study followed nearly 124,000 people without liver disease participating in the UK Biobank, a large biomedical research study that follows people in the United Kingdom.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
The flan trembled on its plate, oozing a sugary puddle.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Sugary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sugary. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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sugary
adjective
sug·ary
ˈshu̇g-(ə-)rē
1
: too sweetly sentimental
2
: containing, resembling, or tasting of sugar
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