sugared en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor. Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor. Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Old Italian zuccherobor. Old French çucrebor. Middle English sugre English sugar Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English sugared From sugar + -ed.
Meanings
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Of food or drink: containing sugar.
Since starting my diet, I’ve stopped eating sugared breakfast cereals.
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(figuratively) Sweet, pleasant.
Thoſe Vnckles vvhich you vvant, vvere dangerous, / Your Grace attended to their ſugred vvords, / But lookt not on the poiſon of their hearts: […]
c. 1593 (date written), [William Shakespeare], The Tragedy of King Richard the Third. […] (First Quarto), London: […] Valentine Sims [and Peter Short] for Andrew Wise, […], published 1597, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i], signature [E4], verso:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most sugared | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more sugared | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sugared almond · oversugared · unsugared · sugared pumpkin · nonsugared
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Synonyms
Translations (9)
tr şekerli (containing sugar) · es azucarado (containing sugar) · xal шикртә (containing sugar) · ceb inasukaran (containing sugar) · ca ensucrat (containing sugar) · it zuccherato (containing sugar) · hu cukros (containing sugar) · de gezuckert (containing sugar) · zle-ort цꙋкро́ваный (containing sugar)