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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.

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

nonsweet, sugarless - not containing sugar

sugary

adjective

1. sweet, oversweet, sugared, sickly, too sweet sugary tea

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.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

sugary

adjective

1. Having or suggesting the taste of sugar:

saccharine, sweet.

2. Purposefully contrived to gain favor:

ingratiating, ingratiatory, insinuating, saccharine.

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sugary

[ˈʃʊgərɪ] ADJ

1. (= 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

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?azúcar

verb

to sweeten, cover or sprinkle with sugar. azucarar, endulzar

ˈsugary adjective

1. tasting of sugar, or containing a lot of sugar. sugary foods.azucarado

2. too sweet or sentimental. a sugary story.meloso; sensiblero, sentimental

ˈsugariness noun

carácter meloso/sensiblero/sentimental

ˈsugar-cane noun

a type of tall grass from whose juice sugar is obtained. caña de azúcar

ˌsugar-ˈcoated adjective

covered with icing. sugar-coated biscuits.glaseado, recubierto/bañado de azúcar

ˈsugar-free adjective

not containing sugar. sin azúcar

sugar lump

a small cube of sugar used for sweetening tea etc. terrón de azúcar

sugar tongs

an instrument for lifting sugar lumps. a pair of sugar tongs. pinzas para el azúcar