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hypersaccharine drink

hypersaccharine drink

7.6
A very sweet drink with a lot of sugar
  • noun
translation icon : bebida hipersacárina
  • The nutritionist advised her to cut back on hypersaccharine drinks to reduce her sugar intake.

Examples

  • Many children prefer hypersaccharine drinks over plain water, especially during parties.

  • Have you tried that new hypersaccharine drink from Starbucks?

  • Some energy drinks are so hypersaccharine that they taste almost artificial.

  • I can't stand hypersaccharine drinks!

  • Many children prefer hypersaccharine drinks over plain water, especially during parties.

  • The nutritionist advised her to cut back on hypersaccharine drinks to reduce her sugar intake.

  • Have you tried that new hypersaccharine drink from Starbucks?

Synonyms

sugar bomb
vshypersaccharine drink
  • Informal
1 3.6

A food or drink that has a lot of sugar and tastes very sweet

is used only for liquids that are excessively sweetened

Antonyms

unsweetened
7 3.0

Does not contain added sugar

bitter
1 1.0

A sharp, unpleasant taste that is not sweet

How Sweet

hypersaccharine drink
7.6
sugary
31 1.0
sweet
611 1.0
unsweetened
7 3.0

Surface Forms

hypersaccharine drink singular
hypersaccharine drinks plural

Morphology

hypersaccharine + drink

The phrase is fully compositional: hypersaccharine can be parsed as hyper- (excessively) + saccharine (sweet/overly sweet) and drink = beverage, so the meaning 'a drink that is extremely sweet' is directly derivable from the parts. Even though 'hypersaccharine' is rare, the prefixation pattern is transparent and common cross-linguistically, so a learner who knows the constituents would understand the MWE.

Etymology

The compound hypersaccharine drink paints a picture of a drink so sweet it tastes like thick syrup. The parts hyper (very) and saccharine (sugary) show it means 'too sweet'.