Meanings
adverbsaccharinely (comparative more saccharinely, superlative most saccharinely)
comparative more saccharinely · superlative most saccharinely
- In a saccharine manner.
Switching the bulletin immediately, Mother recounts some observations of mine as if I’ve spent the entire morning mouthing extraordinarily brilliant, saccharinely sweet and fetchingly naive remarks.
1988, Bapsi Sidhwa, Ice-Candy Man, Daunt Books (2016), page 85
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
- Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
- Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
- Palisakkharā
- Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
- Latinsaccharon
- New Latinsaccharum
- Englishsaccharine
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishsaccharinely
From saccharine + -ly.
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saccharinely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saccharinely
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saccharinely,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saccharinely.
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