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sugary

sugary

31 1.0
Tasting very sweet because it has a lot of sugar
  • adjective
  • /ˈsʌɡəri/
translation icon : azucarado
  • He avoided sugary snacks to maintain a healthy diet.
  • sugary drinks
  • sugary soda
  • sugary food

Just switch out one thing, like stop drinking sugary drinks, right?

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Examples

  • - Okay that's it for today I've got an open class in 10 minutes, I want you to stretch a lot before bed and I want you to drink lots of water and I want you to stay away from the sugary stuff okay?

  • Everything is just sweet, sugary goodness.

  • Let them run around a while, feed them something sugary, and send them home.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Just switch out one thing, like stop drinking sugary drinks, right?

  • Another thing would be staying away from those sugary foods, and sugary drinks.

  • Closing her eyes, she brought her finger to her lips, tasting the sugary milk.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Promote the consumption of healthy beverages and reduce the intake of sugary drinks.

    Academic text (2012)
  • People should generally be advised to reduce or avoid processed foods, refined carbohydrates, and sugary foods and drinks.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Many children love to eat sugary cereals for breakfast.

  • During the party, we enjoyed an array of sugary desserts like cakes and candies.

Synonyms

sweet
vssugary
611 1.0

Having a taste like sugar, as in candy

is about containing sugar rather than only tasting like sugar
sugared
vssugary
1 1.0

With sugar added to make it sweet

refers to the simple presence of sugar without process detail
candy-like
vssugary
  • US
1 3.6

Looks or tastes sweet and bright like candy

covers basic sugar content rather than confectionery style
sweet-flavored
vssugary
2.8

Tasting like sugar or honey

is the general quality of containing sugar or tasting sweet
sweetened
vssugary
1.8

Made to taste sweet by adding sugar or honey

describes the state of having sugar rather than mere sweetness
candylike
vssugary
3.2

Tasting, smelling, or looking like candy

indicates presence of sugar without suggesting candy qualities

Antonyms

4 2.5

Does not have any sugar

Compounds

1 1.0

A small sweet food high in sugar eaten between meals as a treat

Having too much sugar in taste or feeling too emotional

How Sweet

cloying
3 8.2
syrupy
3 3.5
sugary
31 1.0
sweet
611 1.0
sweetish
1 3.3

Surface Forms

sugary positive

Morphology

sugary = sugar (transparent) = sugar + y

Formed by the productive English suffix '-y' added to the noun 'sugar' to mean 'containing or tasting of sugar', which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Sugary comes from sugar, a word that came into English from languages in India and the Arab world and originally named the sweet crystals used to make food taste 'sweet'. So something sugary is full of sugar or tastes very 'sweet'.