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

Out came a few sweets and a sugary drink before she was back at the crease.

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To emerge with a fresh-from-the-Dunkin’ feeling is counterintuitive, she said, like applying a sugary doughnut glaze to clean skin.

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Like a sugary doughnut, the hypocrisy was too tempting to pass up.

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It means 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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The South African government introduced higher taxes on sugary drinks in 2018.

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Related Words

• cloying 
• sappy 
• sentimental