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sugary

[ shoog-uh-ree ]

adjective

  1. of, containing, or resembling sugar.
  2. sweet; excessively sweet.
  3. honeyed; cloying; deceitfully agreeable:

    sugary words of greeting.



sugary

/ ˈʃʊɡəɪ /

adjective

  1. of, like, or containing sugar
  2. containing too much sugar; excessively sweet
  3. deceptively pleasant; insincere
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲa··Ա noun
  • ܲ·ܲa· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sugary1

First recorded in 1585–95; sugar + -y 1
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So if you were hoping for a brown sugar coating or a sugary marinade here, you'll be disappointed.

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I wanted a version that leaned deeper into warmth and richness, less about sugary comfort and more about quiet complexity.

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The new rules mean junk foods including pizza, chocolate, and cereal will have to be removed from shop entrances and the end of aisles, while sugary drink refills and some buy-one-get-one-free deals will also end.

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Abdullah Mohammad, a 40-year-old cleric handing out sweets and sugary tea to mourners, dismissed the notion that Hezbollah no longer posed a deterrent to Israeli attacks.

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This included "mandatory action" on the marketing, labelling and reformulation of sugary food and drink, it said.

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