cloying
adjective /ˈklɔɪɪŋ/
/ˈklɔɪɪŋ/
(formal)- (of food, a smell, etc.) so sweet that it is unpleasant
- using emotion in a very obvious way, so that the result is unpleasant
- the cloying sentimentality of her novels
- His acting was passionate, but never cloying or sentimental.