oversugary

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adjective

Excessively sugary.

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oversugared
OriginEnglish sugary ← Middle English sugre ← Old French çucre →
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Meanings

adjectiveoversugary (comparative more oversugary, superlative most oversugary)

comparative more oversugary · superlative most oversugary

  1. Excessively sugary.

    Synonyms: oversugared

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveExcessively sugary.

Similar
oversugared
Also see
oversugared

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  8. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  9. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  10. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  11. Middle Persian𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)
  12. Arabicسُكَّر (sukkar)
  13. Old Italianzucchero
  14. Old Frenchçucre
  15. Middle Englishsugre
  16. Englishsugar
  17. Englishsugary
  18. Englishoversugary

From over- + sugary.

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APA

oversugary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversugary

MLA

“oversugary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversugary. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oversugary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversugary.

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