Meanings
oversugared1
comparative more oversugared · superlative most oversugared
- Excessively sugared.
This is often associated with significant nutritional depletion, such as in the case of oversugared cereals, snack foods, and TV dinners, where large proportions of the retail price are for costs of packaging and advertising.
1978, Hazel Henderson, Creating Alternative Futures: The End of Economics, page 102Synonyms: oversugary
oversugared2
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of oversugar
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveExcessively sugared.
Origin
oversugared · verb
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
oversugared. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversugared
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