cloying
adjective (TOO SWEET) /ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/ literary disapprovingDefinition
› too sweet and therefore unpleasant: This is a wonderful wine - honeyed and rich without being remotely cloying.Sentimental and over-emotional cloyingly /-li/ adverb › cloyingly sweetAffected and insincereSentimental and over-emotional
(Definition of cloying adjective (TOO SWEET) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- mawkish adjective
- mush noun (BOOK/FILM)
- mushy adjective (EMOTIONAL)
- sappy adjective
- schmaltz noun
- sentimental adjective
- sickly adjective (TOO EMOTIONAL)
- sloppy adjective (EMOTIONAL)
- slush noun (ROMANTIC LANGUAGE)
- slushy adjective (ROMANTIC LANGUAGE)
- soppy adjective
- syrupy adjective
- treacly adjective (FEELINGS)
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