sugary
adjective
sug·ary
ˈshu̇-g(ə-)rē 
1
a
: exaggeratedly sweet : honeyed
his sugary deprecating voice—
D. H. Lawrence
D. H. Lawrence
b
: cloyingly sweet : sentimental
2
: containing, resembling, or tasting of sugar
Examples of sugary in a Sentence
writes sugary lyrics for singers of country music
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The Island Pier juts 1,262 feet out from the sugary white sands of Florida’s Okaloosa Island, between Fort Walton Beach and Destin.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Similarly, Oklahoma’s request to remove junk food and sugary snacks from its SNAP mirrors what other states have done.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2025
The littles clearly had been into the sugary Christmas cookies that day.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
There were Saturday morning cartoons and the ads for sugary breakfast cereals that accompanied them, after-school specials and 5 p.m. sitcom reruns, primetime TV shows, MTV to fill in the gaps.
—Maris Kreizman, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
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Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Similarly, Oklahoma’s request to remove junk food and sugary snacks from its SNAP mirrors what other states have done.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2025
The littles clearly had been into the sugary Christmas cookies that day.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
There were Saturday morning cartoons and the ads for sugary breakfast cereals that accompanied them, after-school specials and 5 p.m. sitcom reruns, primetime TV shows, MTV to fill in the gaps.
—Maris Kreizman, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
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“Sugary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sugary. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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sugary
adjective
sug·ary
ˈshu̇g-(ə-)rē
1
: too sweetly sentimental
2
: containing, resembling, or tasting of sugar
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