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单词 over-cloying
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over-cloyingadj.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈklɔɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈklɔɪɪŋ/
Forms: see overcloy v. and -ing suffix2.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overcloy v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < overcloy v. + -ing suffix2. Compare slightly earlier overcloyed adj.
Excessively cloying; excessively sentimental; too filling or satiating.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious > causing satiety
fulsomec1430
surfeiting?1569
glutting1574
over-cloying1592
cloysome1603
gluttish1655
palling1667
saturating1684
cloying1752
satiating1769
unwearable1846
1592 T. Kyd Spanish Trag. i. sig. B He neuer pleasd his fathers eyes till now, Nor fild my hart with ouercloying ioyes.
1594 J. Dickenson Arisbas sig. E 3v To winne him with ouer-cloying kindnesse.
1622 S. Rowlands Good Newes & Bad Newes sig. F I doe not care for ouer-cloying dishes, So that I may attaine to these two wishes.
1994 Financial Times (Nexis) 26 Apr. 21 Over-cloying relationships with industry can harm economic performance.
2001 Daily Post (Liverpool) (Nexis) 21 Sept. 26 [He] gives backbone to an otherwise over-cloying plot.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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