SUGAR-COATED


Meaning of SUGAR-COATED in English

1.

Sugar-coated food is covered with a sweet substance made of sugar.

Some ~ cereals are 50% sugar.

ADJ: usu ADJ n

2.

If you describe something such as a story as ~, you disapprove of it because it appears to be pleasant or attractive but in fact describes something very unpleasant.

...a ~ view of a boy’s introduction to sex.

ADJ: usu ADJ n disapproval

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