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sug·ar·y
(sho͝og′ə-rē)adj. sug·ar·i·er, sug·ar·i·est
1. Characterized by or containing sugar: sugary foods.
2. Tasting or looking like sugar.
3. Excessively or cloyingly sweet: sugary compliments; a sugary smile.
sug′ar·i·ness n.
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sugary
(ˈʃʊɡərɪ)adj
1. of, like, or containing sugar
2. (Cookery) containing too much sugar; excessively sweet
3. deceptively pleasant; insincere
ˈsugariness n
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sug•ar•y
(ˈʃʊg ə ri)adj.
1. of, containing, or resembling sugar.
2. sweet; excessively sweet.
3. insincerely agreeable; honeyed.
[1585–95]
sug′ar•i•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | sugary - containing sugar; "he eats too much sugary food" sweet - (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content; "sweet dessert wines" sweet - having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar |
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sugary
adjective
2. sentimental, sloppy (informal), mushy (informal), touching, emotional, romantic, tender, pathetic, nostalgic, tearful, corny (slang), maudlin, simpering, weepy (informal), slushy (informal), mawkish, tear-jerking (informal), drippy (informal), schmaltzy (slang), icky (informal), gushy (informal), soft-hearted, overemotional, dewy-eyed, three-hankie (informal) The programme seemed false and sugary.
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sugary
adjective1. Having or suggesting the taste of sugar:
2. Purposefully contrived to gain favor:
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سُكَّريعاطِفي
cukrovýpřesládlýsladký
sødsødsuppe-
cukros
sykraîurvæminn
sugary
[ˈʃʊgərɪ] ADJ1. (= sweet) [food] → dulce; (more technical) → con alto contenido en azúcar; [drink] → azucarado, dulce; [taste] → dulce
2. (pej) (= sentimental) [film, smile, words] → empalagoso; [voice] → meloso
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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sugary
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
sugary
[ˈʃugərɪ] adj (food) → zuccherato/a, zuccherino/a (fig) (sentimental) → sdolcinato/a, stucchevoleCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sugar
(ˈʃugə) noun the sweet substance that is obtained from sugar-cane, or from the juice of certain other plants, and used in cooking and for sweetening tea, coffee etc. Do you take sugar in your coffee?
verb to sweeten, cover or sprinkle with sugar.
ˈsugary adjective1. tasting of sugar, or containing a lot of sugar. sugary foods.
2. too sweet or sentimental. a sugary story.
ˈsugariness nounˈsugar-cane noun
a type of tall grass from whose juice sugar is obtained.
ˌsugar-ˈcoated adjective covered with icing. sugar-coated biscuits.
ˈsugar-free adjective not containing sugar.
sugar lump a small cube of sugar used for sweetening tea etc.
sugar tongs an instrument for lifting sugar lumps. a pair of sugar tongs.
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