sugary
adjective
sug·ary
ˈshu̇-g(ə-)rē 
1
a
: exaggeratedly sweet : honeyed
his sugary deprecating voice—
D. H. Lawrence
D. H. Lawrence
b
: cloyingly sweet : sentimental
2
: containing, resembling, or tasting of sugar
Examples of sugary in a Sentence
writes sugary lyrics for singers of country music
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Audrey Fahlberg, National Review, 13 July 2025
Starting with a sugary solution, the researchers manipulate this to form spherical droplets like tiny jellies.
—New Atlas, 13 July 2025
Objects and plants under the tree can be lightly speckled with the shiny drops of honeydew or heavily covered with sugary substance and appear as if covered in shellac.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
Most people’s first experience of it is in a sugary fruit punch, loaded with juice and umbrellas.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for sugary
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“Sugary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sugary. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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sugary
adjective
sug·ary
ˈshu̇g-(ə-)rē
1
: too sweetly sentimental
2
: containing, resembling, or tasting of sugar
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