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

/ ˈʃʊɡərɪ /

adjective

1. of, like, or containing sugar

2. containing too much sugar; excessively sweet

3. deceptively pleasant; insincere

Other Word Forms

• sugariness noun
• unsugary adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sugary¹

First recorded in 1585–95; sugar + -y ¹

Example Sentences

This side is almost like a dessert, it’s sugary sweet deliciousness that gives a nice break from the other savory-heavy dishes of the night.

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It already applies to most sugary and fizzy soft drinks sold in cans, bottles and cartons in supermarkets.

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As this ancient magma ocean cooled, many scientists expected the mantle to have developed distinct chemical layers, similar to how frozen juice separates into sugary concentrate and watery ice.

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Blood samples were collected before and after participants drank a sugary beverage so the researchers could evaluate how effectively their bodies produced insulin in response to rising blood sugar.

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In addition to coffee's potential anti-inflammatory effects, the researchers proposed that those who drank coffee may have naturally replaced less healthy drinks, such as sugary sodas, with coffee instead.

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Related Words

• cloying 
• sappy 
• sentimental