oversweetened

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adjective

Excessively sweetened.

OriginEnglish sweetened ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

adjectiveoversweetened (not comparable)
  1. not comparableExcessively sweetened.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishsweetened
  8. Englishoversweetened

From over- + sweetened.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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