sugary
Americanadjective
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of, containing, or resembling sugar.
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sweet; excessively sweet.
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honeyed; cloying; deceitfully agreeable.
sugary words of greeting.
adjective
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of, like, or containing sugar
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containing too much sugar; excessively sweet
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deceptively pleasant; insincere
Other Word Forms
- sugariness noun
- unsugary adjective
Etymology
Origin of sugary
Example Sentences
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Over time, frequent intake may also play a role in fatty liver disease, similar to other sugary products that spike blood sugar and encourage fat storage in the liver.
From Science Daily
The studies included in the review relied on survey data to measure both sugary drink consumption and mental health symptoms.
From Science Daily
There’s a nod to the sublime, sugary pleasures found in a piece of Bit-O-Honey.
From Los Angeles Times
As an executive at Hershey, it’s Rinaldi’s duty to know important dates years in advance to understand how it could affect the company’s ability to sell chocolates, sweets and sugary confections.
Coating cools while dripping from an arm, smiles askew send mixed signals, smeared eyes like they’d been up late partying with the tarts, blemishes, cracked sugary skin.
From Salon
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