sugary

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˈʃʊɡəɹi/ / /ˈʃʉɡəɾe/ / /ˈʃʉɡəɹe/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor. Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor. Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Old Italian zuccherobor. Old French çucrebor. Middle English sugre English sugar Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sugary From sugar + -y.

Of food, drink, etc., containing or covered with a large amount of sugar.
“By always having water on hand, you’ll be more likely to skip soda or other sugary beverages, which saves you a ton of calories.”
Exaggeratedly sweet and pleasant, often to the point of aversion.
“Whenever young lovers tied the knot, some wedding guest would inevitably beseech the reception band to play the sugary strains of this song.”
Fond of sweets.

noun

A place where maple-juice is manufactured.
A place where sugar is manufactured.