cloying
adjective
causing or tending to cause disgust or aversion through excess.
cloyingly
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a word derived from
cloying.
Example Sentences
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It takes a little over an hour for “Nobu” to marinate long enough to approach a point of complexity, not exactly bitter but no longer cloyingly sweet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025
Though Wynonna powers through the songs with admirable grit and grace, Specht’s approach is too awkwardly methodical and cloyingly vague to kindle enough unguided emotions.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
Nasri Atweh had an international smash with “Rude,” the kind of cloyingly effective earworm only a true craftsman could have constructed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
I don’t recommend topping in buttercream, however, because the cake has already been sweetened by the soaking, and a sugary frosting might make it cloyingly sweet.
From Washington Post ● May 11, 2022
He said bhaiyya ingratiatingly, cloyingly, making it a mockery of the word.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
