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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

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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.

Translations

سُكَّريعاطِفي

cukrovýpřesládlýsladký

sødsødsuppe-

süß zuckersüß

sucré

cukros

sykraîurvæminn

mellifluo

sukkersøt svært søt

duygusalfazla nazikşekerlitatlı

含糖的甜蜜的

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

sugary

[ˈʃʊgəri] adj → sucré(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sugary

adj taste → süß; (= full of sugar) → zuckerig; (fig pej) style, music, sentiment etc → süßlich; film → zuckersüß

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sugary

[ˈʃugərɪ] adj (food) → zuccherato/a, zuccherino/a (fig) (sentimental) → sdolcinato/a, stucchevole

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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?

verb

to sweeten, cover or sprinkle with sugar.

ˈsugary adjective

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

2. too sweet or sentimental. a sugary story.

ˈsugariness noun

ˈsugar-cane noun

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

ˌsugar-ˈcoated adjective

covered with icing. sugar-coated biscuits.

ˈsugar-free adjective

not containing sugar.

sugar lump

a small cube of sugar used for sweetening tea etc.

sugar tongs

an instrument for lifting sugar lumps. a pair of sugar tongs.

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But few thoughts of Pan stirred Ahab's brain, as standing like an iron statue at his accustomed place beside the mizen rigging, with one nostril he unthinkingly snuffed the sugary musk from the Bashee isles (in whose sweet woods mild lovers must be walking), and with the other consciously inhaled the salt breath of the new found sea; that sea in which the hated White Whale must even then be swimming.

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The Italian's face instantly changed and assumed an offensively affected, sugary expression, evidently habitual to him when conversing with women.

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He always spoke in the same deliberate, well- chiselled, polite way, whether his words were sugary or venomous.

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Having taken this little liberty with the Patriarchal person, Mr Pancks further astounded and attracted the Bleeding Hearts by saying in an audible voice, 'Now, you sugary swindler, I mean to have it out with you!'

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Increasing the cost of sugary snacks could be more effective at tackling obesity than the tax on sugary drinks, researchers say.

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The UAE will levy a tax of 50 per cent on sugary products -- any product with added sugar or other sweeteners, whether in form of a liquid, concentrate, powders, extracts or any product that may be converted into a drink -- from January 1, 2020.

UAE's efforts to tackle unhealthy lifestyles laudable

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The results showed that, average, people consumed 92.9ml per day of sugary drinks or 100% fruit juice, which contains naturallyoccurring sugar.

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ISLAMABAD -- A new observational study finds a link between the consumption of sugary drinks, including 100% fruit juices, and the risk of cancer.

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Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- Findings from a new study suggest that limiting sugary drinks might contribute to a reduction in cancer cases, say researchers.