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单词 oversweet
释义

oversweet

adjective

over·​sweet ˌō-vər-ˈswēt How to pronounce oversweet (audio)
: excessively sweet : cloying
an oversweet sauce
oversweet sentiment
The luscious innuendo of it, almost startling, lingered in the room, after the visitors had gone, like an oversweet fragrance. Henry James
oversweetness
ˌō-vər-ˈswēt-nəs How to pronounce oversweet (audio)
noun
Samples tasted recently were superbly rich-flavored and winy, with a pleasing tannic tinge and a lingering aftertaste, but without cloying oversweetness. David Karp

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

oversweet

adjective

as in cloying

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • cloying
  • fattening
  • greasy
  • calorific
  • oily
  • caloric
  • fatty
  • sugary
  • buttery
  • spicy
  • filling
  • sweet
  • creamy
  • satiating
  • rich
  • overfilling
  • fat
  • sating
  • heavy
  • sauced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • light
  • plain
  • simple
  • natural
  • lite
  • unseasoned
  • diet
  • nonfat
  • slimming
  • nonfattening
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