1
: tasting like sugar or containing a lot of sugar
sugary breakfast cereals
2
disapproving
: showing or expressing a pleasant emotion in a way that seems excessive and false : too sweet
a sugary ballad
sugary cheerfulness/sentiment
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“Sugary.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/sugary. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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