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View usage for: (ʃʊgəri) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]Sugary food or drink contains a lot of sugar. Sugary canned drinks rot your teeth. ...sugary tea. 2. graded adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]If you describe a film or piece of music as sugary, you mean that it is sentimental and insincere. [disapproval] The programme seemed false and sugary, and the characters smug. Synonyms: sentimental, sloppy [informal], mushy [informal], touching More Synonyms of sugary More Synonyms of sugary sugary in British English (ˈʃʊɡərɪ) adjective1. of, like, or containing sugar 2. containing too much sugar; excessively sweet 3. deceptively pleasant; insincere Derived forms sugariness (ˈsugariness) noun sugary in American English (ˈʃʊgəri) adjective1. of, like, or containing sugar; sweet, granular, etc. 2. cloyingly or mawkishly sweet or sentimental Derived forms sugariness (ˈsugariness) noun Examples of 'sugary' in a sentencesugary Definition of, like, or containing sugar sugary tea Synonyms oversweet sugared sickly too sweet Definition (of behaviour or language) very pleasant but probably not sincere The programme seemed false and sugary. Synonyms touching pathetic tearful simpering weepy (informal) slushy (informal) tear-jerking (informal) drippy (informal) icky (informal) gushy (informal) soft-hearted overemotional dewy-eyed three-hankie (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition unoriginal or oversentimental a corny old love song Synonyms sentimental, cheesy (informal), mushy (informal), maudlin, slushy (informal), mawkish, schmaltzy (slang) Definition appealing to the emotions It was a very emotional moment. Synonyms moving, touching, affecting, exciting, stirring, thrilling, sentimental, poignant, emotive, heart-rending, heart-warming, tear-jerking (informal) Synonyms effusive, emotional, excessive, over the top, sentimental, gushing, overdone, fulsome, cloying, mawkish, icky (informal), overenthusiastic - suffrage
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Additional synonymsDefinition foolishly or tearfully sentimental, esp. as a result of drinking She turned maudlin after a few drinks. Synonyms sentimental, tearful, mushy (informal), soppy (British, informal), weepy (informal), slushy (informal), mawkish, lachrymose, icky (informal), overemotional Definition foolishly or embarrassingly sentimental a sentimental plot with an inevitable mawkish ending Synonyms sentimental, emotional, feeble, mushy (informal), soppy (British, informal), maudlin, slushy (informal), schmaltzy (slang), icky (informal), gushy (informal), three-hankie (informal) Definition excessively sentimental Don't go getting all mushy and sentimental. Synonyms sentimental, emotional, wet (British, informal), sloppy (informal), corny (slang), sugary, maudlin, weepy, saccharine, syrupy, slushy (informal), mawkish, schmaltzy (slang), icky (informal), three-hankie (informal) I got nostalgic the other night and dug out my old photos. Synonyms sentimental, longing, emotional, homesick, wistful, maudlin, regretfulDefinition evoking or given to thoughts and feelings of love They enjoyed a romantic dinner for two. Synonyms loving, tender, passionate, fond, sentimental, sloppy (informal), amorous, mushy (informal), soppy (British, informal), lovey-dovey, icky (informal) A schmaltzy weep-along if ever there was one! Synonyms sentimental, sloppy (informal), corny (slang), cheesy (informal), mushy (informal), soppy (informal), gooey (informal), cloying, maudlin, slushy (informal), mawkish, tear-jerking, icky (informal), bathetic, overemotional Definition excessively sentimental and romantic some sloppy love-story Synonyms sentimental, mushy (informal), soppy (British, informal), slushy (informal), wet (British, informal), gushing, banal, trite, mawkish, icky (informal), overemotional, three-hankie (informal) a tragic, tender love story Synonyms romantic, moving, touching, emotional, sentimental, poignant, evocative, soppy (British, informal) |