- cloyingly
- adverb see cloying
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
cloyingly
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cloyingly — See cloy. * * * … Universalium
cloyingly — adverb a) In a cloying manner; distastefully excessive. b) Excessively sweet. See Also: cloy … Wiktionary
cloyingly — cloy·ing·ly … English syllables
cloyingly — adverb in an overly sweet manner • Derived from adjective: ↑cloying … Useful english dictionary
cloying — cloyingly, adv. /kloy ing/, adj. 1. causing or tending to cause disgust or aversion through excess: a perfume of cloying sweetness. 2. overly ingratiating or sentimental. [1540 50; CLOY + ING2] * * * … Universalium
goody-goody — /good ee good ee/, n., pl. goody goodies, adj. n. 1. a person who is self righteously, affectedly, or cloyingly good. adj. 2. self righteously or cloyingly good; affecting goodness. [1870 75; redupl. of GOODY2] * * * … Universalium
cloying — [[t]klɔ͟ɪɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED You use cloying to describe something that you find unpleasant because it is much too sweet, or too sentimental. Her cheap, cloying scent enveloped him... Most TV kids are so cloying. Syn: nauseating Derived words:… … English dictionary
artsy-craftsy — adj. 1. 1 pretentiously artistic; cloyingly charming. Syn: arty crafty, artsy, arty. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
arty-crafty — adj. 1. pretentiously artistic; cloyingly charming Syn: artsy craftsy [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cloying — adjective Date: 1594 disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess < cloying sweetness >; also excessively sweet or sentimental < a cloying romantic comedy > • cloyingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
