sugary en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈʃʊɡəɹi/ (Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈʃʉɡəɾe/ (Scotland)
- /ˈʃʉɡəɹe/ (Northern-Ireland)
- (Southern-England) audio
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 Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sugary From sugar + -y.
Meanings
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Of food, drink, etc., containing or covered with a large amount of sugar.
By always having water on hand, you’ll be more likely to skip soda or other sugary beverages, which saves you a ton of calories.
2015 June 19, Jennifer Cohen, “Always busy? 8 ways to stay fit”, in CNN:
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(derogatory, figuratively) Exaggeratedly sweet and pleasant, often to the point of aversion.
Whenever young lovers tied the knot, some wedding guest would inevitably beseech the reception band to play the sugary strains of this song.
1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 163:
- (dated) Fond of sweets.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sugariest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| sugarier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
oversugary · nonsugary · sugarily · unsugary · sugariness
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (38)
it zuccherifero (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · de zuckerhaltig (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · uk солодкий (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · gd milis (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · io sukrizita (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · pl przesłodzony (excessively sweet) · fr mielleux (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · cy siwgraidd (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · lad dulse (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · de übersüßt (excessively sweet) · ro mieros (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · it zuccherino (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · ja 甘い (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · se njálggat (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · de zuckrig (excessively sweet) · it sdolcinato (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · it zuccheroso (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · pdt zokrich (excessively sweet) · it mieloso (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · is sætur (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · ur میٹھا (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · es dulce (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · hi मीठा (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · et magus (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · nb sukkerholdig (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · pt açucarado (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · de gezuckert (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · ru сла́дкий (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · pdt zokrich (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · de süßlich (excessively sweet) · bg захарен (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · eo sukera (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · fi sokerinen (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · it mellifluo (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · hu cukros (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · io sukra (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · pap dushi (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) · pl cukrowy (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar)