CLOY Meaning of CLOY in English v.tr. (usu. foll. by with) satiate or sicken with an excess of sweetness, richness, etc. Derivatives: cloyingly adv. Etymology: ME f. obs. acloy f. AF acloyer, OF encloyer f. Rmc: cf. ENCLAVE Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012