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cloying
adjective cloy·ing \ˈklȯi-iŋ, ˈklȯiŋ\
: too sweet, pleasant, or emotional
Full Definition of CLOYING
: disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess <cloying sweetness>; also : excessively sweet or sentimental <a cloying romantic comedy>
— cloy·ing·ly adverb
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First Known Use of CLOYING
1594
Related to CLOYING
- Synonyms
- chocolate-box, corny, drippy, fruity, gooey, lovey-dovey, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, novelettish, saccharine, sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, slushy, soppy, soupy, spoony (or spooney), sticky, sugarcoated, sugary, wet
- Antonyms
- unsentimental
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