cloying
adjective (TOO EMOTIONAL) /ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/ disapprovingDefinition
› too good or kind, or expressing feelings of love in a way that is not sincere: She criticized the cloying sentimentality of the film.Affected and insincere cloyingly /-li/ adverb › cloyingly sweetAffected and insincereSentimental and over-emotional
(Definition of cloying adjective (TOO EMOTIONAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- affectation noun
- affected adjective
- artificial adjective
- arty-farty adjective
- campy adjective
- cheesy adjective (BAD STYLE)
- forced adjective
- glib adjective
- histrionic adjective
- histrionics noun
- hokey adjective
- meretricious adjective
- pious adjective (PRETENDING)
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