candy-coatedadj.

(in sense 1 often)Brit.

/ˌkandɪˈkəʊtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌkændiˈkoʊdəd/ (otherwise, and in sense 2)Brit.

/ˈkandɪˌkəʊtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈkændiˌkoʊdəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: candy n.², coated adj.

Etymology: < candy n.² + coated adj.

1. Covered with sugar or another sweet substance. Cf. sugar-coated adj. at sugar n. Compounds 3a.

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1845 Richmond (Indiana) Palladium 8 Oct. (advt.) Dr. Paris' anti-billious candy coated pills, for the prevention and cure of diseases arising from a disordered system and impure blood.

1922 Amer. Industries Sept. 32/3 A popular confection is a candy-coated chewing gum.

2019 Daily Gleaner (New Brunswick) (Nexis) 24 June a5 In Lebanese culture, candy-coated almonds are shared at special occasions—like at a wedding, or to celebrate the birth of a child.

2. figurative. Superficially attractive, appealing, or acceptable. Also: mawkish, excessively sentimental.

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1906 Munsey's Mag. Mar. 687/2 It is a lyceum course designed to please women who..are edified by a candy-coated ethics of self-realization.

1977 N.Y. Times 8 Oct. 14/1 This movie..is, at heart, a candy-coated training film.

2018 Old Gold & Black (Wake Forest Univ.) (Nexis) 20 Sept. 1 Grande gives us an album of..candy-coated love songs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	candy-coated
释义	candy-coatedadj. (in sense 1 often)Brit. /ˌkandɪˈkəʊtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌkændiˈkoʊdəd/ (otherwise, and in sense 2)Brit. /ˈkandɪˌkəʊtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈkændiˌkoʊdəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: candy n.², coated adj. Etymology: < candy n.² + coated adj. 1. Covered with sugar or another sweet substance. Cf. sugar-coated adj. at sugar n. Compounds 3a. ΚΠ 1845 Richmond (Indiana) Palladium 8 Oct. (advt.) Dr. Paris' anti-billious candy coated pills, for the prevention and cure of diseases arising from a disordered system and impure blood. 1922 Amer. Industries Sept. 32/3 A popular confection is a candy-coated chewing gum. 2019 Daily Gleaner (New Brunswick) (Nexis) 24 June a5 In Lebanese culture, candy-coated almonds are shared at special occasions—like at a wedding, or to celebrate the birth of a child. 2. figurative. Superficially attractive, appealing, or acceptable. Also: mawkish, excessively sentimental. ΚΠ 1906 Munsey's Mag. Mar. 687/2 It is a lyceum course designed to please women who..are edified by a candy-coated ethics of self-realization. 1977 N.Y. Times 8 Oct. 14/1 This movie..is, at heart, a candy-coated training film. 2018 Old Gold & Black (Wake Forest Univ.) (Nexis) 20 Sept. 1 Grande gives us an album of..candy-coated love songs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1845
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