cloyingly

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adverb

In a cloying manner; with distasteful excess.

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Meanings

adverbcloyingly (comparative more cloyingly, superlative most cloyingly)

comparative more cloyingly · superlative most cloyingly

  1. In a cloying manner; with distasteful excess.
  2. In an excessively sweet manner.

Origin

From cloying + -ly.

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APA

cloyingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloyingly

MLA

“cloyingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloyingly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cloyingly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloyingly.

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