1.
Sugar-coated food is covered with a sweet substance made of sugar.
Some sugar-coated cereals are 50% sugar.
ADJ : usu ADJ n
2.
If you describe something such as a story as sugar-coated , you disapprove of it because it appears to be pleasant or attractive but in fact describes something very unpleasant.
...a sugar-coated view of a boy’s introduction to sex.
ADJ : usu ADJ n [ disapproval ]