sugary
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sug·ar·y /ˈʃʊɡəri/ adjective 1 DFcontaining sugar, or tasting like sugar 含糖的，甜的 sugary foods 含糖食品► see thesaurus at sweet2 TOO/TOO MUCHlanguage, emotions etc that are sugary are too nice and seem insincere 〔语言、情感等〕过于甜蜜的，媚人的，甜言蜜语的 She said goodbye in a sickeningly sugary tone. 她用一种甜得腻人的语调道别。
Examples from the Corpus
sugary• Rinse the pineapple and cherries to remove sugary coating and pat dry on kitchen paper.• Like many children, David was fond of sugary foods and liked ice-cream, orange squash, chocolate and crisps.• But a steady diet of soft, sugary foods will only make matters worse.• For most people, the sugary snacks simply add calories, while making you want to eat more.• Eat fruit between meals, and try to avoid sugary snacks.• He was full of sugary talk about world peace and love.sug·ar·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
sugar like tasting sugar, Corpus containing or
sugary
sug‧ar‧y /ˈʃʊɡəri/
adjective
1. containing sugar, or tasting like sugar:
sugary foods
2. language, emotions etc that are sugary are too nice and seem insincere:
She said goodbye in a sickeningly sugary tone.
▪ sweet sweet food or drink has had sugar added or contains natural sugars: Italian oranges are very sweet. | a cup of hot sweet tea
▪sugary sweet because a lot of sugar has been added: Sugary foods are bad for your teeth.
▪sickly British English tasting unpleasantly sweet: The dessert was rather sweet and sickly. | a sickly sweet fruit drink
▪cloying tasting or smelling unpleasantly sweet: I find strawberry and peach drinks too cloying. | the cloying smell of fish oil
sug‧ar‧y /ˈʃʊɡəri/
adjective1. containing sugar, or tasting like sugar:
2. language, emotions etc that are sugary are too nice and seem insincere:
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