"sugarcoated" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-sugarcoated.ogg Forms: more sugarcoated [comparative], most sugarcoated [superlative]
Etymology: From sugar + coated. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sugar|coated}} sugar + coated Head templates: {{en-adj}} sugarcoated (comparative more sugarcoated, superlative most sugarcoated)
  1. (literally) Coated with sugar. Tags: literally Translations (coated with sugar): açucarado (Portuguese), azucarado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sugarcoated-en-adj-aKSCSDQH Disambiguation of 'coated with sugar': 99 1
  2. (idiomatic, figuratively) Made superficially more attractive, possibly to conceal flaws or faults. Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-sugarcoated-en-adj-gPsTROu6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sugar coated, sugar-coated Derived forms: sugar-coated liver, sugar-coated spleen

Alternative forms

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