"sugary" meaning in English

See sugary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈʃʊɡəɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sugary.wav Forms: sugarier [comparative], sugariest [superlative]
Etymology: From sugar + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|sugar|-y|id2=adjectival}} sugar + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} sugary (comparative sugarier, superlative sugariest)
  1. Of food, drink, etc., containing or covered with a large amount of sugar. Synonyms: sugared Translations (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar): захарен (zaharen) (Bulgarian), sukera (Esperanto), magus (Estonian), sokerinen (Finnish), mielleux (French), gezuckert (German), zuckerhaltig (German), मीठा (mīṭhā) (Hindi), cukros (Hungarian), sætur (Icelandic), sukra (Ido), sukrizita (Ido), zuccherino (Italian), zuccheroso (Italian), mellifluo (Italian), sdolcinato (Italian), mieloso (Italian), zuccherifero (Italian), 甘い (amai) (alt: あまい) (Japanese), dulse [Latin] (Ladino), njálggat (Northern Sami), sukkerholdig (Norwegian Bokmål), dushi (Papiamentu), cukrowy (Polish), açucarado (Portuguese), mieros (Romanian), сла́дкий (sládkij) (Russian), milis (Scottish Gaelic), dulce (Spanish), солодкий (solodkyj) (Ukrainian), میٹھا (mīṭhā) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-sugary-en-adj-EWfBqupM Disambiguation of 'covered with or containing a large amount of sugar': 88 1 11
  2. (figurative, somewhat derogatory) Exaggeratedly sweet and pleasant, often to the point of aversion. Tags: derogatory, figuratively Translations (excessively sweet): zuckrig (German), süßlich (German), übersüßt (German)
    Sense id: en-sugary-en-adj--~-ypD4Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Ladino translations, Terms with Northern Sami translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Papiamentu translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Urdu translations, Sugars Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 48 25 9 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 12 36 22 15 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 59 13 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 61 11 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 67 10 8 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 11 47 18 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 8 57 13 11 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 13 47 15 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 48 15 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 37 23 11 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 48 15 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 10 45 23 11 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 10 41 30 9 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 11 48 15 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 7 60 12 10 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 19 37 21 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 8 57 13 11 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Ladino translations: 10 53 13 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Sami translations: 12 47 16 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 12 44 16 14 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Papiamentu translations: 3 85 4 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 13 47 15 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 41 18 14 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 13 47 15 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 11 48 15 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 57 13 11 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 12 47 16 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 58 11 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 11 48 15 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 11 50 15 12 12 Disambiguation of Sugars: 17 31 21 10 22 Disambiguation of 'excessively sweet': 23 44 34
  3. (dated) Fond of sweets. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-sugary-en-adj-BzEg5WlD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonsugary, oversugary, sugarily, sugariness, unsugary Related terms: brown-sugary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃʊɡəɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sugary.wav Forms: sugaries [plural]
Etymology: From sugar + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|sugar|-y|id2=adjectival}} sugar + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} sugary (plural sugaries)
  1. A place where maple-juice is manufactured.
    Sense id: en-sugary-en-noun-ZMCPgTqy
  2. A place where sugar is manufactured.
    Sense id: en-sugary-en-noun-lR-JRQ27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: maple sugary

Inflected forms

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