ˈshu̇g(ə)rē, -ri adjective
Etymology: sugar (I) + -y
1. : containing, resembling, or tasting of sugar : sweet with sugar
sugary food
sugary flavor
sugary delicacies
2.
a. : exaggeratedly or ostentatiously sweet (as in manner or expression) : saccharine , honeyed
a sugary smile
her soft, sugary voice — Katherine Mansfield
sugary amiability coated … an inherent weakness in her own psyche — Margaret Hay
b. : cloyingly sweet : sentimental
sugary verses
sugary melodies
sugary and unconvincing … fiction — Katharine F. Gerould
3. : having a granular texture
sugary marble